noun
- Plural of physostigmine; alkaloid compounds derived from the Calabar bean, used as cholinesterase inhibitors in medicine and research.
Usage: technical; pharmaceutical; primarily used in medical and scientific contexts
Examples
- Physostigmines are employed in the treatment of certain types of glaucoma.
- The researcher studied how physostigmines inhibit acetylcholinesterase in the nervous system.
- Physostigmines have been used historically as antidotes for anticholinergic poisoning.
- Modern pharmaceutical formulations of physostigmines require careful dosing due to their potency.