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atropia

/əˈtɹəʊpi.ə/

atropia is the dated form of atropine.

Meaning of atropine

Noun

atropine (countable and uncountable, plural atropines)

  1. An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

Forms of atropia

pluralatropias

Questions about atropia

What is atropia the dated form of?
Atropia is the dated form of atropine.
How do you pronounce atropia?
Atropia is pronounced /əˈtɹəʊpi.ə/.

Words near atropia in the dictionary

  1. atrophoderma vermiculatum
  2. atrophodermas
  3. atrophodermia vermiculata
  4. atrophy
  5. atrophying
  6. atropia
  7. atropias
  8. atropin
  9. atropine
  10. atropines
  11. atropinic

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