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Nov 30, 2009
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hy•os•cy•a•mus



Pronunciation: (hī"u-sī'u-mus), [key]
n.
the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.

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