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ergometrine

ergometrine noun: an ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.

Noun

ergometrine (uncountable)

  1. An ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.
    • “I am going to give ergometrine now, to promote the expulsion of the placenta.”2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), page 109

ergometrine meaning in Tamil

ergometrine in Tamil

சினைக்கருப்பை இயக்க மருந்து, ஏகோமெற்றீன்

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Questions about ergometrine

What does ergometrine mean?
Ergometrine means an ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.
What is ergometrine in Tamil?
Ergometrine in Tamil is சினைக்கருப்பை இயக்க மருந்து, ஏகோமெற்றீன். See Ergometrine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ergometrine?
Ergometrine is a noun.

Words near ergometrine in the dictionary

  1. ergomaniacs
  2. ergometer
  3. ergometers
  4. ergometric
  5. ergometries
  6. ergometrine
  7. ergometry
  8. ergomorphic
  9. ergon
  10. ergonal
  11. ergonic

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