different between atropine vs hyoscyamine

English

Alternative forms

• atropia (dated)

Etymology

From Latin Atropa (“genus of deadly nightshade”) +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?a.t??.pi?n/, /?a.t??p.?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æ.t???pin/

Noun

atropine (plural atropines)

1. (toxicology, pharmacology) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the Thorn-apple. 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).

Derived terms

• atropinism
• atropinization
• methylatropine
• trop-, -trop-

Translations

Anagrams

• apertion, apritone, entropia, operatin'

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t??.pin/

Noun

atropine f (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) atropine

Italian

Noun

atropine f

1. plural of atropina

Anagrams

• entropia
• operanti
• patinerò
• pianterò
• prenotai
• proteina
• ripetano

English

Etymology

From Latin hyoscyamus (“henbane”) +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??.?(?)?s??.?.mi?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ha?.??sa?.??min/

Noun

hyoscyamine (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine, with similar properties to hyoscine, and used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions.

References

• “hyoscyamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “hyoscyamine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).