Tacrine

//ˈtæ.kɹiːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A synthetic drug used in Alzheimer's disease to inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and thereby enhance neurological function. uncountable

    "In the 1980s, Dr. Thal, a neurologist, helped lead successful clinical trials of tacrine, a cholinesterase inhibitor drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1993."

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tetrahydroaminoacridine

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"In the 1980s, Dr. Thal, a neurologist, helped lead successful clinical trials of tacrine, a cholinesterase inhibitor drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1993."

Etymology

From t(etrahydro) + acr(id)ine.

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alzheimer's disease

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