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Ergotrate Maleate

Ergotrate Maleate

9.9
A medicine that makes the womb tighten after childbirth or abortion to reduce bleeding
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Ergotrate Maleate
  • After delivery, the doctor prescribed Ergotrate Maleate to help the uterus contract.

Examples

  • The nurse administered Ergotrate Maleate following the procedure to minimize bleeding.

  • The doctor prescribed Ergotrate Maleate after the delivery.

  • Ergotrate Maleate is considered less toxic than some other ergot alkaloids.

  • Have you ever used Ergotrate Maleate in your practice?

  • After the childbirth, the doctor gave her Ergotrate Maleate to help the contractions of her uterus.

  • The obstetrician recommended Ergotrate Maleate after the abortion to ensure the uterus would contract properly.

  • To prevent excessive bleeding post-delivery, the clinician administered Ergotrate Maleate to induce uterine contractions.

Synonyms

ergonovine
vsErgotrate Maleate
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine that makes the womb tighten after childbirth to stop heavy bleeding

is the trade name for the same ergot alkaloid used after childbirth or abortion
ergometrine
vsErgotrate Maleate
  • Specialized
8.3

A medicine that makes the womb tighten to stop bleeding after childbirth

is used mainly to induce postpartum contraction rather than mainly to stop bleeding
ergotine
vsErgotrate Maleate
  • Archaic
9.9

A strong drug from a fungus used to make the womb tighten to stop bleeding after birth

is used to induce contraction after childbirth or abortion rather than being obsolete
uterotonic
vsErgotrate Maleate
  • Specialized
8.6

A medicine that makes the womb tighten to start labour or stop bleeding

is a specific ergot product used mainly after childbirth or abortion for contraction
oxytocic drug
vsErgotrate Maleate
  • Specialized
7.5

A medicine that makes the womb muscles tighten to start or speed childbirth

is used mainly after childbirth or abortion to cause postpartum contractions
oxytocic
vsErgotrate Maleate
  • Specialized
9.9

A drug that makes the womb muscles contract to start labor

is applied mainly after childbirth or abortion rather than during labor

Surface Forms

Ergotrate Maleate singular
Ergotrate Maleates plural

Morphology

Ergotrate + maleate

This is a pharmaceutical trade name composed of an opaque proprietary element 'Ergotrate' (not a lexical item) plus the chemical term 'maleate', which only signals a salt of maleic acid and does not convey the drug's uterotonic function. A B1 learner who knows 'maleate' as a chemistry term would not be able to infer the medical meaning, and the name requires specialist pharmacological knowledge, so the meaning is not compositionally derivable.

Etymology

Ergotrate Maleate may come from ergot, a fungus that grows on rye, and maleate, the kind of acid used to make the medicine. Long ago people noticed ergot substances made the 'womb' tighten, so doctors used these drugs after childbirth to make the uterus contract, and that is why the name links the fungus source with the drug's use today.