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pyridostigmine

UK/ˌpɪ.ɹɪ.dəʊˈstɪɡ.miːn/US/ˌpɪɹ.ɪ.doʊˈstɪɡˌmin/

pyridostigmine noun: a parasympathomimetic and reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to treat muscle weakness and to combat the effects of curariform drug toxicity.

pyridostigmine: a parasympathomimetic and reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to treat muscle weakness and to...
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Noun

pyridostigmine (uncountable)

  1. A parasympathomimetic and reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to treat muscle weakness and to combat the effects of curariform drug toxicity.

Origin of pyridostigmine

From pyrid(ine) + -o- + -stigmine (“acetylcholinesterase inhibitor”).

Words formed from pyridostigmine

  • pyridostigmine bromide

Questions about pyridostigmine

What does pyridostigmine mean?
Pyridostigmine means a parasympathomimetic and reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to treat muscle weakness and to combat the effects of curariform drug toxicity.
What part of speech is pyridostigmine?
Pyridostigmine is a noun.
How do you pronounce pyridostigmine?
Pyridostigmine is pronounced /ˌpɪ.ɹɪ.dəʊˈstɪɡ.miːn/ (UK).

Words near pyridostigmine in the dictionary

  1. pyridopyrimidines
  2. pyridos
  3. pyridosine
  4. pyridostatin
  5. pyridostigimine
  6. pyridostigmine
  7. pyridoxal
  8. pyridoxalated
  9. pyridoxals
  10. pyridoxamine
  11. pyridoxamines

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