"papaverine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: papaverines [plural]
Etymology: From Latin papāver (“poppy”) + -ine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|papāver|-ine|lang1=la|t1=poppy}} Latin papāver (“poppy”) + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} papaverine (countable and uncountable, plural papaverines)
  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alkaloids, Organic compounds, Pharmaceutical drugs Derived forms: tetrahydropapaverine, -verine (english: spasmolytic) Translations (pharmaceutical drug): papaverina [feminine] (Italian)

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