Dictionary   FastHealth  Email This!

  ,


pro·to·ver·a·trine

n 1  :  either of two toxic crystalline alkaloids obtained from hellebores of the genus Veratrum (esp. V. viride of America and V. album of Europe) and used in the treatment of hypertension - called also respectively protoveratrine A , protoveratrine B   2  :  a mixture of protoveratrine A and B used to treat hypertension .
 
   

 
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.  © 1997-2004.







               



               



Dodge County Hospital (Eastman, Georgia - Dodge County)