tropicamide
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Tropicamide.svg/250px-Tropicamide.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From tropic acid + amide.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹəʊˈpɪk.ə.mʌɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/
Noun
[edit]tropicamide (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.
Translations
[edit]drug used to produce dilation of the pupil
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References
[edit]- “tropicamide”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tropicamide”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.