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neostigmine

ne·o·stig·mine [ n ō stíg mn, n ō stígmin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
drug used for myasthenia: a white crystalline compound. Use: treatment of myasthenia.

[Mid-20th century. <neo- + physostigmine]
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