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ectopagus (medicine)


ectopagus


Conjoined twins in which the bodies are joined laterally.

See: conjoined twins.

Origin: ecto-+ G. Pagos, something fixed


bufotenin (medicine)


bufotenin
<chemical> A hallucinogenic serotonin analog found in frog or toad skins, mushrooms, higher plants, and mammals, especially in the brains, plasma, and urine of schizophrenics. Bufotenin has been used as a tool in CNS studies and misused as a psychedelic.

Pharmacological action: hallucinogens, serotonin antagonists.

Chemical name: 1H-Indol-5-ol, 3-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-