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(chemistry) An ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth..
“I am going to give ergometrine now, to promote the expulsion of the placenta.”
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Ergometrine means (chemistry) An ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth..
Common synonyms include ergobasine, ergonovine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“I am going to give ergometrine now, to promote the expulsion of the placenta.”
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