tropicamide

noun

tropicamide

noun

UK /tɹəʊˈpɪk.ə.mʌɪd/ · US /tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/

Etymology From tropic acid + amide.

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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.

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