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Atropine vs Belladonna - What's the difference?

atropine | belladonna |

As nouns the difference between atropine and belladonna

is that atropine is (poison|pharmaceutical drug) an alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (atropa belladonna ) and other sources though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (eg in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils) while belladonna is a plant, atropa belladonna , having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade.

atropine

English

(wikipedia atropine)

Noun

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  • (poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna ) and other sources. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

    • belladonna

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia belladonna) (Atropa belladonna) (en noun)
  • a plant, Atropa belladonna , having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade
  • an alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine

    • Quotations

    * (rfdate), , "My Women" [https://archive.is/20121204150452/www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050613fa_fact] *:Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche,” her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.

    Derived terms

    * belladonna lily * belladonnized, belladonized