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

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pyridine + neostigmine

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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