ANTICHOLINESTERASE

Meaning of ANTICHOLINESTERASE in English

[an.ti.cho.lin.es.ter.ase] n (1942): a substance (as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it

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ANTICHOLINESTERASE — noun Date: 1942 a substance (as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it
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ANTICHOLINESTERASE — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: anti- (I) + cholinesterase : a substance that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTICHOLINESTERASE — /an'tee koh'leuh nes"teuh rays', -rayz', -kol'euh-, an'tuy-/ , n. Biochem., Pharm. an enzyme or drug that blocks the action of …
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ANTICHOLINESTERASE — noun Date: 1942 : a substance (as neostigmine) that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with it
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ANTICHOLINESTERASE — any of several drugs that prevent destruction of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine by the enzyme acetylcholinesterase within the nervous system. Acetylcholine …
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ANTICHOLINESTERASE — антихолинэстеразное средство, антихолинэстераза
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ANTICHOLINESTERASE — n. Pronunciation: - ' nes-t ə - ˌ r ā s, - ˌ r ā z Function: noun Date: 1942 …
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TEPP — noun Etymology: tetra- + ethyl + pyrophosphate Date: 1948 a hygroscopic corrosive liquid organophosphate C 8 H 20 O 7 …
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TACRINE — noun Etymology: tetra- + acridine Date: 1965 an anticholinesterase C 13 H 14 N 2 used in the form of …
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PHYSOSTIGMINE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Physostigma, genus of vines that bear the Calabar bean Date: 1864 a …
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MYASTHENIA GRAVIS — Chronic autoimmune disease causing muscle weakness. Autoantibodies block the response of muscle cells to acetylcholine . Muscles weaken with repeated …
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TACRINE — ˈtaˌkrēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary t etra- + acr id ine : an anticholinesterase C 13 …
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EDROPHONIUM — ˌedrəˈfōnēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: e thyl + hy dro xy + ph enyl + amm onium : an …
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TETRAETHYL PYROPHOSPHATE — noun : a mobile hygroscopic corrosive liquid ester (C 2 H 5 ) 4 P 2 O 7 that is …
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PARAOXON — |parə|äkˌsän noun ( -s ) Etymology: para- (I) + ox- + -on : a phosphate ester (C 2 H 5 …
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CHOLINESTERASE — ˌkōlə̇ˈnestəˌrās, -äl-, -āz noun also choline esterase ( -s ) Etymology: choline + esterase 1. : acetylcholinesterase 2. : an …
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NEOSTIGMINE — /nee'oh stig"meen, -min/ , n. Pharm. a synthetic anticholinesterase, C 12 H 19 N 2 O 2 , used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEPP — noun Etymology: t etra- + e thyl + p yro p hosphate Date: 1948 : a hygroscopic corrosive liquid organophosphate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TACRINE — noun Etymology: t etra- + acr id ine Date: 1965 : an anticholinesterase C 13 H 14 N 2 used …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHYSOSTIGMINE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Physostigma, genus of vines that bear the Calabar bean Date: 1864 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHYSOSTIGMINE — [phy.so.stig.mine] n [ISV, fr. NL Physostigma, genus of vines that bear the Calabar bean] (1864): a crystalline tasteless alkaloid from …
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TEPP — [TEPP] n [tetra- + ethyl + pyrophosphate] (1948): a mobile hygroscopic corrosive liquid organophosphate that is a powerful anticholinesterase and …
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MYASTHENIA GRAVIS — an autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness and chronic fatigue that are caused by antibodies that block the transmission of …
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CHOLINERGIC DRUG — any of various drugs that inhibit, enhance, or mimic the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine within the body. Acetylcholine is …
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MYASTHENIA GRAVIS — Chronic autoimmune disease causing muscle weakness. Autoantibodies block the response of muscle cells to acetylcholine . Muscles weaken with repeated …
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