/nee'oh stig"meen, -min/ , n. Pharm.
a synthetic anticholinesterase, C 12 H 19 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, glaucoma, and postoperative urinary bladder distention.
[ 1940-45; NEO- + -stigmine (after PROSTIGMIN; see -INE 2 ) ]