emetine

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A white crystalline bitter alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₉H₄₀N₂O₄, extracted from ipecacuanha root, and formerly used in the treatment of amebic infections and as an emetic in aversion therapy.

   “During a 10-year period the sanitarium treated 2,323 patients (93% were men) by the emetine method.”