ne|o|stig|mine

ne|o|stig|mine
ne|o|stig|mine «NEE oh STIHG meen, -mihn», noun.
a drug for treating severe muscular debility and glaucoma, usually administered as a bromide or sulfate.
[< neo- + (syn)stigmin (bromide) the chemical name]

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