LEVODOPA


Meaning of LEVODOPA in English

/lee'veuh doh"peuh/ , n. Pharm.

a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism. Also called L-dopa .

[ 1965-70; LEVO- + DOPA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .