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  • 41atropine — /a treuh peen , pin/, n. Pharm. a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C17H23NO3, obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used… …

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  • 42Hebenon — Schwarzes Bilsenkraut eine der möglichen Bedeutungen von Hebenon Als Hebenon oder Hebona bezeichnet William Shakespeare in seiner Tragödie Hamlet eine Pflanze, deren Gift zur Ermordung von Hamlets Vater eingesetzt wurde. In der Shakespeare… …

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  • 43herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 44Hyoscyamus — Hy os*cy a*mus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a sow, hog + ? a bean.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane ({Hyoscyamus niger}), used in neuralgic and pectorial… …

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  • 45Hyoscyamus niger — Hyoscyamus Hy os*cy a*mus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a sow, hog + ? a bean.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane ({Hyoscyamus niger}), used in neuralgic and… …

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  • 46hyoscyamine — noun Etymology: German Hyoscyamin, from New Latin Hyoscyamus, genus of herbs, from Latin, henbane, from Greek hyoskyamos, literally, swine s bean, from hyos (genitive of hys swine) + kyamos bean more at sow Date: 1858 a poisonous crystalline… …

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  • 48Recreational drug use — is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal. Also, it may overlap with… …

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  • 49Anesthesia — Not to be confused with Paresthesia. For other uses, see Anesthesia (disambiguation). Anesthesia, or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek αν , an , without ; and αἴσθησις, aisthēsis, sensation ), traditionally meant the condition of… …

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  • 50Tetrahydrocannabinol — THC redirects here. For other uses, see THC (disambiguation). Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) …

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