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Atropine  n.  (Chem.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine.






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"Atropine" Quotes from Famous Books



... to be referred to the physician. I need only mention that slight poisonings by means of chloroform, morphine, atropine, daturine, decrease, and that strychnine increases the sensitivity ...
— Robin Hood • J. Walker McSpadden

... because eyedrops contain atropine, and mademoiselle is suffering from a slight, a very slight, attack of atropine poisoning. The dose must have been very nicely gauged; it was just enough to produce a temporary hoarseness and discomfort. I needn't tell such a clever girl as you that atropine acts first on the throat. It has clearly ...
— The Ghost - A Modern Fantasy • Arnold Bennett

... One pound of Glauber's salts in a drench is to be preferred. Rest in a darkened stall is indicated. An eye lotion containing three grains of silver nitrate in one ounce of distilled water should be applied to the eye three times daily. A water solution of atropine or eserine should be used for the purpose of relieving the symptoms of iritis or glaucoma. A very light diet ...
— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.



Words linked to "Atropine" :   poison, toxicant, antispasmodic, antidote, spasmolytic, mydriatic, antispasmodic agent, poisonous substance, counterpoison



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