Meaning of hyoscyamine in English
Noun
hyoscyamineEtymology
mid 19th century: from modern Latin hyoscyamus (from Greek huoskuamos‘henbane’, from hus, huos‘pig’ + kuamos‘bean’) + -ineDefinitions
1. a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent)Examples
- « used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract »