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An anticholinergic drug mainly used to treat drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and…An anticholinergic drug mainly used to treat drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and acute dystonia.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An anticholinergic drug mainly used to treat drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and acute dystonia.
drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism
Origin
From pro(pane) + cycl(ohexyl) + -clidine (“muscarinic receptor agonist/antagonist”).From pro(pane) + cycl(ohexyl) + -clidine (“muscarinic receptor agonist/antagonist”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism:Kemadrin
Lessons for this word
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