tacrine

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Pronunciation

/ˈtæ.kɹiːn/

Definition of tacrine

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noun

(uncountable)A synthetic drug used in Alzheimer's disease to inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and thereby enhance neurological function.

“In the 1980s, Dr. Thal, a neurologist, helped lead successful clinical trials of tacrine, a cholinesterase inhibitor drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1993.”

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From t(etrahydro) + acr(id)ine.

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