IPECAC


Meaning of IPECAC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-pi-ˌkak ]

noun

also ipe·ca·cu·a·nha ˌi-pi-ˌka-kyə-ˈwä-nə, -nyə

Etymology: Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Tupi i̵pekakwánʸa, from i̵péka duck + akwánʸa penis

Date: 1682

1. : the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants ( Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha ) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine ; also : either of these plants

2. : an emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac especially as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoning

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