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papaverine |
(n): an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
(n): a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions
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*pop!*
Comes from papaver, Latin for "poppy." Maybe that's why. :-)
Hmm. Why does it sound so pretty?