neostigmine

neostigmine
/nee'oh stig"meen, -min/, n. Pharm.
a synthetic anticholinesterase, C12H19N2O2, used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, glaucoma, and postoperative urinary bladder distention.
[1940-45; NEO- + -stigmine (after PROSTIGMIN; see -INE2)]

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