tropicamide
English
Etymology
From tropic acid + amide.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹəʊˈpɪk.ə.mʌɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/
Noun
tropicamide (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.
Translations
drug used to produce dilation of the pupil
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References
- “tropicamide”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tropicamide”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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