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| e·phed·rine [ i féddrin, éffə drn ] |
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white crystalline alkaloid: an alkaloid that dilates the air passages. Use: treatment of asthma and nasal congestion.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Ephedra< Latin ephedra "horsetail" < Greek, plant of a genus including some that contain this substance] |
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