See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
nipple(dictionary)
Nipple(medicine)
nipple(dictionary)
nipple, supernumerary(medicine)
nipple line(medicine)
areola of nipple(medicine)
inverted nipple(medicine)
supernumerary nipple(medicine)
adenoma of nipple(medicine)

Reserpine (medicine) and nipple (oh)


Reserpine (medicine)


reserpine
<drug> Alkaloid derived from Rauwolfia, blocks the packaging of noradrenaline in to presynaptic vesicles. Useful experimental tool to determine the involvement of sympathetic innervation.


nipple (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from neb, nib 'point'; NIB]
the small dark circular part of a woman's breast. Babies suck milk through their mother's nipples.
one of the two small dark circular parts on a man's chest
AmE the rubber part on a baby's bottle that a baby sucks milk through
British Equivalent: teat
a part in an engine or machine made of rubber or plastic and shaped like a nipple. It has a hole in it which liquid can flow or be poured through.