L-dopa

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of ʟ-dopa. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  2. 2
    the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease wordnet

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bendopabrocadopalarodopalevodopa

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"Around age six, the twins started taking a drug called L-DOPA, which dramatically lessened their muscle spasms and other symptoms."

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