apomorphine
- n a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative
- Injections of apomorphine continue, but only under conditions set by the court.
- So can apomorphine, a Parkinson's drug that latches directly onto the dopamine receptors in brain cells and turns them on.
- Spontane (apomorphine): Works through the central nervous system.