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hyoscine

hyoscine

1 9.9
A medicine that stops nausea, prevents motion sickness, and makes pupils larger for eye tests
  • noun
  • /haɪˈoʊsɪn/
  • UK
: hioscina
  • Hyoscine affects certain people very oddly.

Examples

  • More common side effects include visual disturbances (hyoscine) and a dry mouth (cyclizine, hyoscine). 101

    Academic text (2003)

  • I have some hyoscine syrup.

    Appointment with Death (1988)

  • More common side effects include visual disturbances (hyoscine) and a dry mouth (cyclizine, hyoscine). 101

    Academic text (2003)

  • Hyoscine is often used to relieve hyoscine during long car trips.

  • The doctor prescribed hyoscine to help with her motion sickness.

  • During the eye exam, the optometrist applied hyoscine to dilate her pupils.

Synonyms

scopolamine
vshyoscine
  • Specialized
5 9.7

A medicine that prevents nausea and motion sickness and makes pupils larger during eye exams

is the alternative medical name for the same drug

Surface Forms

hyoscine singular
hyoscines plural

Morphology

hyoscine = hyosc + ine

The combining form 'hyosc-' is not a recognizable English base for most learners and while '-ine' marks a chemical, the overall meaning (a specific alkaloid) cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Hyoscine comes from the plant name Hyoscyamus, which in Greek is made of hyos 'pig' and kyamos 'bean'. So hyoscine is the chemical first found in that plant and is used to calm people, stop nausea, and make the pupils larger.