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papaverine

NOUN
  1. an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive

How To Use papaverine In A Sentence

  • The alkaloid was first synthesized by Pictet and Gams in 1909, and as the amount of papaverine obtained from opium is small, the synthetic route remains the source of this compound up to the present day.
  • White Poppy capsules, when dried, furnish papaverine and narcotine, with some mucilage, and a little waxy matter. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • In non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia, infusion of an intra-arterial vasodilator such as papaverine into the superior mesenteric artery may be all that is needed to reverse vasoconstriction and prevent bowel infarction.
  • A second approach has employed intracavernosal injection of papaverine, a vasoactive agent that induces erection and has been associated most with the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
  • The dose of papaverine depended on individual sensitivity and the course of disease.
  • He contributed greatly towards the definition of the arrangement of atoms within molecules of morphine, papaverine, narcotine, etc. Sir Robert Robinson - Biography
  • Another drug commonly given through injections is papaverine, which has the same effect of widening the blood vessels.
  • A 4-mg solution of papaverine is used to irrigate vessels in the event of vasospasms.
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