pyridostigmine
noun
pyr·i·do·stig·mine
ˌpir-ə-dō-ˈstig-ˌmēn 
variants
or pyridostigmine bromide
: a drug that inhibits the action of cholinesterase, is taken orally in the form of its bromide C9H13BrN2O2 especially in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, and has been administered to military personnel as a prophylactic against the effects of nerve gas
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pyridostigmine
noun
pyr·i·do·stig·mine
ˌpir-əd-ō-ˈstig-ˌmēn
variants
also pyridostigmine bromide
: a drug that inhibits the action of cholinesterase, is taken orally in the form of its bromide C9H13BrN2O2 especially in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, and has been administered to military personnel as a prophylactic against the effects of nerve gas see mestinon
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