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scopolamine

/skə'pɑləmɪn/

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noun
an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
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"transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness" "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"

Similar:

hyoscine

type of:
alkaloid

Examples of scopolamine

"transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"
"someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"