Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C17H17NO2, derived from morphine and used medicinally to induce vomiting.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An artificial alkaloid, C17H17NO2, prepared from morphine. The hydrochlorate is used in medicine as a powerful emetic. It is usually administered hypodermically. Also (as New Latin) apomorphina, apomorphia, emetomorphia.
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- noun pharmacology A particular
narcotic used in thetreatment ofParkinson's disease .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative
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Examples
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So after the use of a miraculous drug called apomorphine a teeny pill I dissolved under Suzie's eyelid, she heaved her guts up big-time.
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Also being tested is a "dopamine agonist" called apomorphine, recently recommended for approval for use in men, which sends electrical impulses from the hypothalamus to the genitals to trigger increased blood flow.
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Interestingly, Wistar rats that display a high susceptibility for the dopamine receptor agonist apomorphine, the so-called apomorphine-susceptible (APO-SUS) rats
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Karen M. J. van Loo et al. 2008
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Dr. Dent had discovered a cure using apomorphine, a derivative of morphine but nonaddictive, that seemed to have real promise.
The Typewriter Is Holy Bill Morgan 2010
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Dr. Dent had discovered a cure using apomorphine, a derivative of morphine but nonaddictive, that seemed to have real promise.
The Typewriter Is Holy Bill Morgan 2010
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Answer: Mustard, sodium chloride, apomorphine, ipecac, and sulphate of copper are emetics.
Pop Quiz Mother Jones RN 2007
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The treatment is to evacuate the stomach immediately, either by administering mustard water, or apomorphine gr. 1/10 by hypodermic, or by the stomach tube.
Archive 2007-09-01 Mother Jones RN 2007
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Answer: Mustard, sodium chloride, apomorphine, ipecac, and sulphate of copper are emetics.
Archive 2007-09-01 Mother Jones RN 2007
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Last year the London Times reported that the pope takes levodopa, a standard treatment, and before public appearances or officiating at a mass he reportedly also receives a shot of the fast-acting drug apomorphine hydrochloride, which is effective for only a short time.
'PRECIOUS' SUFFERING 2007
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The treatment is to evacuate the stomach immediately, either by administering mustard water, or apomorphine gr. 1/10 by hypodermic, or by the stomach tube.
Pop Quiz Mother Jones RN 2007
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