dihydroergotamine

noun

An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.

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Meanings

noundihydroergotamine (countable and uncountable, plural dihydroergotamines)

plural dihydroergotamines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.

    Levadex is an new inhaled version of dihydroergotamine, a drug used intravenously to treat migraines.

    2009 May 27, Reuters, “Migraine Drug Gains in Test, and Shares in Its Maker Soar”, in New York Times

Origin

From dihydro + ergotamine.

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