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ADRENERGIC AGONIST EYEDROP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor and increasing its drainage through the uveoscleral pathway
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Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("adrenergic agonist eyedrop" is a kind of...):
eye-drop; eyedrop (a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists)