See Also: contact sensitivity(medicine)
Sensitivity(medicine)
sensitivity(dictionary)
Sensitivity(health)
Sensitivity control(health)
salt sensitivity(medicine)
contrast sensitivity(medicine)
relative sensitivity(medicine)
diagnostic sensitivity(medicine)
antibiotic sensitivity(medicine)

emetine (iou) and contact sensitivity (medicine)


emetine (iou)



emetine noun. E19.
[from Greek emetos: see EMETIC, -INE5.]
An alkaloid, C29H40N2O4, obtained from the roots of the ipecacuanha plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, and formerly used as an amoebicide.

contact sensitivity (medicine)


contact sensitivity
Allergic response to contact with irritant, usually a hypersensitivity.