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methergine

methergine noun: the drug methylergometrine.

Noun

methergine (uncountable)

  1. The drug methylergometrine.
    • Dr. Hofmann’s work produced other important drugs, including methergine, used to treat postpartum hemorrhaging, the leading cause of death from childbirth.2008 April 30, Craig S. Smith, “Albert Hofmann, the Father of LSD, Dies at 102”, in New York Times

Origin of methergine

Shortening.

Questions about methergine

What does methergine mean?
Methergine means the drug methylergometrine.
What part of speech is methergine?
Methergine is a noun.

Words near methergine in the dictionary

  1. mether
  2. methera
  3. methera-a-dick
  4. methera-bumfit
  5. Metherell
  6. methergine
  7. Metheringham
  8. methers
  9. methestrol
  10. methexis
  11. methfuroxam

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