Word: neostigmine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
o
stig
mine
Definition: An anticholinesterase drug used in the form of its bromide C12H19BrN2O2 or a methyl sulfate derivative C13H22N2O6S especially in the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis and in the treatment of urinary bladder or bowel atony.
Morphemes:
Affix: neo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νέος
Language: grc
Decoded: neos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: new, fresh
Affix: -stigmine
Language: en
Meaning: acetylcholinesterase inhibitor