apomorphine

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UK/ˌap.əˈmɔː.fiːn/US/ˌæp.əˈmɔɹˌfin/

noun

A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.

OriginEnglish morphine ← German Morphin ← French morphine →
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Meanings

nounapomorphine (countable and uncountable, plural apomorphines)

plural apomorphines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
apomine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Englishapo-
  7. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)
  8. Ancient GreekΜορφεύς (Morpheús)
  9. Frenchmorphine
  10. GermanMorphin
  11. Englishmorphine
  12. Englishapomorphine

From apo- + morphine.

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Translations

Catalan apomorfina
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Finnish apomorfiini
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French apomorphine
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Portuguese apomorfina
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Cite this entry
APA

apomorphine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apomorphine

MLA

“apomorphine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apomorphine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apomorphine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apomorphine.

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