selegiline
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from sele(ctive) + -giline (“MAO inibitor type B”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌlin/
Noun[edit]
selegiline (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) The levorotatory form of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor deprenyl that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C13H17N·HCl as an adjuvant to therapy using the combination of ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and is sometimes used alone to treat endogenous depression or to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “selegiline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.