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ergotine

ergotine

9.9
A strong drug from a fungus used to make the womb tighten to stop bleeding after birth
  • noun
  • /ˈɜrɡəˌtin/
  • Archaic
translation icon : ergotina
  • The physician administered ergotine to help control the patient's postpartum bleeding.

Examples

  • Before safer alternatives were discovered, ergotine was commonly used in obstetrics.

  • Extraction of ergotine from ergot marked a significant advance in 19th-century pharmacology.

  • The doctor prescribed ergotine to help with contractions.

  • Many midwives used ergotine in the past.

  • In the past, ergotine was administered to women to induce labor during childbirth.

  • The scientist studied the effects of ergotine on uterine contractions in clinical trials.

  • Historically, ergotine was an essential medication for managing severe postpartum complications.

Synonyms

ergonovine
vsergotine
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is described as a powerful astringent alkaloid formerly used for contractions
Ergotrate Maleate
vsergotine
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine that makes the womb tighten after childbirth or abortion to reduce bleeding

is the chemical term noted for strength and past use rather than brand
ergometrine
vsergotine
  • Specialized
8.3

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

is presented as the general potent astringent alkaloid noted as formerly used
oxytocic drug
vsergotine
  • Specialized
7.5

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

is a specific astringent alkaloid historically used for uterine contractions
oxytocic
vsergotine
  • Specialized
9.9

A drug that makes the womb muscles contract to start labor

is a particular ergot alkaloid described as powerful and formerly used

Surface Forms

ergotine singular
ergotines plural

Morphology

ergotine = ergot (semi-transparent) = ergot + ine

Formed by the regular chemical suffix '-ine' on 'ergot', but 'ergot' is a specialised term so the meaning may not be obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Ergotine comes from ergot, the name of a fungus that grows on rye; ergot originally meant 'spur' because the small growth looks like a spur, and the ending -ine marks it as a chemical from that fungus. So ergotine is simply the 'chemical from ergot', which explains why it was used as a strong medicine to make the womb tighten.