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BELLADONNA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does belladonna mean?
• BELLADONNA (noun)
The noun BELLADONNA has 2 senses:
1. perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
2. an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally
Familiarity information: BELLADONNA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Atropa belladonna; belladonna; belladonna plant; deadly nightshade
Hypernyms ("belladonna" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("belladonna" is a member of...):
Atropa; genus Atropa (belladonna)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("belladonna" is a kind of...):
atropine (a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides)
Context examples
A combination agent, comprised of belladonna alkaloids and Phenobarbital, with gastrointestinal anticholinergic activity.
(Donnatal, NCI Thesaurus)
The belladonna alkaloids bind to and block muscarinic receptors in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
(Belladonna/Phenobarbital, NCI Thesaurus)
With vaseline upon one’s forehead, belladonna in one’s eyes, rouge over the cheek-bones, and crusts of beeswax round one’s lips, a very satisfying effect can be produced.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A synthetically-derived form of the endogenous alkaloid isolated from the plant Atropa belladonna.
(Atropine, NCI Thesaurus)
The sulfate salt of atropine, a naturally-occurring alkaloid isolated from the plant Atropa belladonna.
(Atropine sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
The sulfate salt of a belladonna alkaloid derivative and the levorotatory form of racemic atropine isolated from the plants Hyoscyamus niger or Atropa belladonna, which exhibits anticholinergic activity.
(Hyoscyamine Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
A belladonna alkaloid derivative and the levorotatory form of racemic atropine isolated from the plants Hyoscyamus niger or Atropa belladonna, which exhibits anticholinergic activity.
(Hyoscyamine, NCI Thesaurus)
I looked in Mother's book, and saw that it begins with headache, sore throat, and queer feelings like mine, so I did take some belladonna, and I feel better, said Beth, laying her cold hands on her hot forehead and trying to look well.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Used to relieve stomach/intestinal symptoms, menopause (hot flashes, sweats, restlessness, and insomnia), headaches, and tachycardia, Belladona Phenobarbital Ergotamine is a combination of an Atropa belladonna alkaloid, a Claviceps purpurea (Ergotamine) alkaloid, and a synthetic barbiturate.
(Belladonna/Phenobarbital/Ergotamine, NCI Thesaurus)
A combination preparation containing the belladonna alkaloids atropine sulfate, hyoscyamine sulfate, and scopolamine hydrobromide, and the barbiturate phenobarbital with antispasmodic, anxiolytic and sedative activities.
(Belladonna/Phenobarbital, NCI Thesaurus)
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