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papaverine definition

pa·pav·er·ine (pə pav′ər ēn′, -ər in; -pāv′-)

noun

a white, crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, derived from opium and used in medicine to relax muscles in spasms and as a local anesthetic

Etymology: L papaver, poppy + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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