NUX VOMICA
\nˈʌks vˈɒmɪkə], \nˈʌks vˈɒmɪkə], \n_ˈʌ_k_s v_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_k_ə]\
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An alkaloid found in the seeds of nux vomica. It is a competitive antagonist at glycine receptors and thus a convulsant. It has been used as an analeptic, in the treatment of nonketotic hyperglycinemia and sleep apnea, and as a rat poison.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The seed of an East Indian tree, which yields the deadly poison strychnine; also, the tree; the medicine made from this seed.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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