benzatropine

English

Alternative forms

benztropine (US)

Etymology

From benz(hydryl) +‎ atropine.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /bɛnˈzæ.tɹəˌpin/

Noun

benzatropine (countable and uncountable, plural benzatropines)

(pharmacology) An anticholinergic drug administered in the form of its mesylate C₂₁H₂₅NO·CH₄O₃S especially to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (as tremors, spasms, or muscle weakness) or similar symptoms caused as side effects of other drugs (as phenothiazine derivatives).

Derived terms

etybenzatropine

References

“benztropine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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