Meanings
proper noun
- A sedative medicine containing an infusion of Adonis vernalis (false hellebore, pheasant's eye).
Origin
The mixture was proposed by Russian neurologist Vladimir Bekhterev.
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APA
Bekhterev's mixture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bekhterev's%20mixture
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bekhterev's mixture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bekhterev's%20mixture.
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