emetine
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noun
A white crystalline bitter alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₉H₄₀N₂O₄, extracted from ipecacuanha root, and formerly used in the treatment of amebic infections and as an emetic in aversion therapy.
Emetine in a sentence
During a 10-year period the sanitarium treated 2,323 patients (93% were men) by the emetine method.
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