papaverine en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin papāver (“poppy”) + English -ine.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| papaverines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ethaverine · moxaverine · tetrahydropapaverine · -verine · pinaverium · cinnamaverine
Translations (3)
de Papaverin (pharmaceutical drug) · hu papaverin (pharmaceutical drug) · it papaverina (pharmaceutical drug)