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METHYSERGIDE

Specialty Definition: METHYSERGIDE

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Health

An ergot derivative that is a congener of lysergic acid diethylamide. It antagonizes the effects of serotonin in blood vessels and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, but has few of the properties of other ergot alkaloids. Methysergide is used prophylactically in migraine and other vascular headaches and to antagonize serotonin in the carcinoid syndrome. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: METHYSERGIDE

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Health

Some cluster patients can prevent attacks by taking propranolol, methysergide, valproic acid, verapamil, or lithium carbonate. (references)

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Modern Translation: METHYSERGIDE

Language Translations for "METHYSERGIDE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

methysergid. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

methysergide. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

metysergidi. (various references)

   

French

  

méthysergide. (various references)

   

German

  

Methysergid. (various references)

   

Italian

  

metisergide. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ethysergidemay

   

Portuguese

  

metisergida. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

metisergida. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

metysergid. (various references)

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Derivations: METHYSERGIDE

Derivations

Words beginning with "METHYSERGIDE": methysergides. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: METHYSERGIDE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-g-h-i-m-r-s-t-y"

-3 letters: geyserite, greediest, resighted, tigereyes.

-4 letters: deemster, demerges, demerits, deterges, diethers, digester, dimeters, eremites, erethism, eyesight, germiest, hedgiest, heredity, redigest, reediest, remedies, seedtime, smithery, tigereye.

-5 letters: degerms, degrees, demerge, demerit, deterge, diester, dieters, diether, dimeter, dithers, dithery, edgiest, eeriest, egested, emerged, emerges, emeries, emersed, emigres, eremite, girthed, greeted, greyest, greyish, hedgers, hedgier, heeders, heisted.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-e-g-h-i-m-r-s-t-y"
 

+1 letter: methysergides.

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Translations: Modern
3. Derivations
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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