apomorphine (English, noun)
expansion: apomorphine (countable and uncountable, plural apomorphines)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: apomorphines
tags: plural