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PAPAVERINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("papaverine" is a kind of...):
muscle relaxant (a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions)
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