HYOSCINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyoscine mean? 

• HYOSCINE (noun)
  The noun HYOSCINE has 1 sense:

1. an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures

  Familiarity information: HYOSCINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYOSCINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hyoscine; scopolamine

Context example:

someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying

Hypernyms ("hyoscine" is a kind of...):

alkaloid (natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants)

 Context examples 

Upon oral administration, hyoscine butylbromide binds to and blocks muscarinic receptors located on postganglionic parasympathetic nerve endings and on smooth muscle cells.

(Butylscopolamine Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)