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L-dopa

L-do·pa


noun 
Definition:
 
drug for Parkinson's disease: a natural substance that stimulates the production of dopamine in the brain. Use: treatment of Parkinson's disease.

[Mid-20th century. < abbreviation of levorotatory + acronym <di-1 + oxy- + phenyl + alanine]
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