dihydroergotamine
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- noun
- /ˌdaɪˌhaɪdroʊˈɜrɡəˌteɪmiːn/
- Specialized
- The neurologist recommended dihydroergotamine for patients who do not respond to other migraine treatments.
Examples
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Some people experience side effects when using dihydroergotamine for severe migraines.
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After taking dihydroergotamine, her cluster headache symptoms improved significantly.
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I need dihydroergotamine!
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The nurse gave me dihydroergotamine.
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The doctor prescribed dihydroergotamine to help relieve her severe migraine symptoms.
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After trying several treatments, he found that dihydroergotamine was the most effective for his cluster headaches.
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When she felt a migraine coming on, she quickly used her dihydroergotamine nasal spray.
Surface Forms
Morphology
dihydroergotamine = ergotamine (opaque) = dihydro + ergotamine
The prefix 'dihydro-' is a technical chemical combining form and 'ergotamine' is a specialized drug name; average learners cannot derive the medical meaning from these parts.
Etymology
Dihydroergotamine is made of parts: di- 'two', hydro- 'water' or 'hydrogen', ergot (a fungus whose name once meant a 'spur'), and -amine (a chemical group found in many medicines). So, dihydroergotamine is a changed form of a substance from the ergot fungus, which helps explain why it is used as a medicine for severe headaches.