Definition of hyoscine
English to English noun - an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
Transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness. Someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying.
source: WordNet 3.0 - An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.
source: Webster 1913
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hyoscine, hyoscyamine, hyacine, hogskin, hygiene, hogchain, hsian, hyson, hosen, hsien, hexine, hexone, husain, hoazin, hexeikosane, husayin, ho chi minh, housman, hussein, hosanna
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