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/ˈatrəˌpēn/,
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A poisonous compound found in deadly nightshade and related plants. It is used in medicine as a muscle relaxant, e.g., in dilating the pupil of the eye,
  1. A poisonous compound found in deadly nightshade and related plants. It is used in medicine as a muscle relaxant, e.g., in dilating the pupil of the eye


  1. 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
  2. Atropine is a tropane alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a drug with a wide variety of effects. ...
  3. Atropine is the third album released by the Black Metal band Velvet Cacoon.
  4. An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils)
  5. "An anticholinergic, with diverse effects (tachycardia, mydriasis, cycloplegia, constipation, urinary retention) attributable to reversible competitive blockade of acetylcholine at muscarinic type cholinergic receptors; used in the treatment of poisoning with organophosphate insecticides or ...
  6. A poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C17H23NO3, from belladonna and related plants, used to relieve spasms of smooth muscles. It is an anticholinergic agent.
  7. A drug which has the effect of blocking vagal stimulation, speeding up the heart. Also used during ALS to reverse asystole and bradycardia
  8. A medication that is used to control drooling.
  9. A drug used to speed up the heart rate. (Example: "Heart rate's still low. Give him another milligram of atropine.")
  10. An alkaloid drug obtained from a plant of the species Belladonna that acts as an anticholinergic agent. It is used medically to inhibit parasympathetic nerve effects, dilate the pupils of the eye, increase the heart rate, and inhibit intestinal movements.
  11. a racemic mixture of hyoscyamine obtained from any of various solanaceous plants (as belladonna) and used especially in the form of its sulfate for its anticholinergic effects (as pupil dilation or inhibition of smooth muscle spasms)    Excelsius Dei 2X11   Synchrony 4X19
  12. Use to paralyze the iris sphincter and ciliary body. Mainly used for cycloplegic. Effect is long lasting from two to 14 days. Effect is usually much less when used after surgery or if there is significant inflammation.
  13. A drug used to resolve slow heart beats (bradycardia) or as part of resuscitation.