Definition of Papavirine

Pa*pav"er*ine (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

A non-addictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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