BROMOCRIPTINE


Meaning of BROMOCRIPTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbrō-mō-ˈkrip-ˌtēn, -tən ]

noun

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from bromoergocryptine, from brom- + ergocryptine, an ergot derivative, from ergo- + Greek kryptos hidden — more at crypt

Date: 1975

: a polypeptide ergot derivative C 32 H 40 BrN 5 O 5 that mimics the activity of dopamine in inhibiting prolactin secretion

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