Ergonovine

/ɜːɡəˈnoʊviːn/ noun

Definition

A naturally occurring alkaloid compound found in ergot fungus that causes the uterus to contract, historically used in childbirth and now used medically to control bleeding.

Etymology

From 'ergot' plus the chemical suffix '-ine'. First isolated from ergot in the 1930s, the name reflects its origin in the ergot fungus and its effects on the female reproductive system.

Kelly Says

Ergonovine saved countless mothers' lives by stopping dangerous bleeding after childbirth, but it comes from a fungus that once poisoned entire medieval villages—the same fungus that inspired witch-hunt hysteria.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኤርጎኖቪን
e-er-goh-no-vee-n
ARالعربية
أرجونوفين
ar-joo-no-vee-n
BNবাংলা
এর্গোনোভিন
er-goh-no-vee-n
CACatalà
ergometrina
er-goh-meh-tree-nah
CSČeština
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
DADansk
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
DEDeutsch
Ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
ELΕλληνικά
εργονοβίνη
er-goh-no-vee-nee
ESEspañol
ergometrina
er-goh-meh-tree-nah
FAفارسی
ارگومترین
ar-goh-meh-trin
FISuomi
ergometriini
er-goh-meh-tree-nee
FRFrançais
ergonovine
er-goh-no-veen
GUGU
એર્ગોનોવીન
er-goh-no-vee-n
HAHA
ergonovine
er-goh-no-vee-n
HEעברית
ארגונובינה
ar-goh-no-vee-nah
HIहिन्दी
एर्गोनोविन
er-goh-no-vee-n
HUMagyar
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
IDBahasa Indonesia
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
IGIG
ergonovine
er-goh-no-vee-n
ITItaliano
ergometrina
er-goh-meh-tree-nah
JA日本語
エルゴノビン
eru-go-no-bin
KKKK
эргометрин
er-goh-meh-trin
KMKM
អេរគុណូវីន
a-er-goh-no-vee-n
KO한국어
에르고노빈
e-reo-go-no-bin
MRMR
एर्गोनोविन
er-goh-no-vee-n
MSBahasa Melayu
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
MYမြန်မာ
အေးဂိုနိုဗင်း
a-e-goh-no-vee-n
NLNederlands
ergometrine
er-goh-meh-tree-neh
NONorsk
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
PAPA
ਇਰਗੋਨੋਵਿਨ
er-goh-no-vee-n
PLPolski
ergometrina
er-goh-meh-tree-nah
PTPortuguês
ergometrina
er-goh-meh-trih-nah
RORomână
ergometrină
er-goh-meh-tree-nah
RUРусский
эргометрин
er-goh-meh-trin
SVSvenska
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
SWKiswahili
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
TAதமிழ்
எர்போனோவின்
er-bo-no-vee-n
TEతెలుగు
ఎర్గోనోవైన్
er-goh-no-vay-n
THไทย
เอर्गोनोไวน์
e-r-goh-no-wine
TLTL
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
TRTürkçe
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
UKУкраїнська
ергометрин
er-goh-meh-trin
URاردو
argmaxonin
ar-ghoh-no-sin
VITiếng Việt
ergometrin
er-goh-meh-trin
YOYO
ergonovine
er-goh-no-vee-n
ZH中文
麦角碱
mài jiǎo jiān
ZUZU
ergonovine
er-goh-no-vee-n

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