Levo: From 1 Different Sources
(laevo-) combining form denoting 1. the left side. 2. (in chemistry) levorotation.
A drug used in the treatment of PARKINSONISM. It is converted to DOPAMINE in the brain, correcting the de?ciency which causes the disorder. Levodopa is often given with carbidopa or benserazide, both dopamine decarboxylase inhibitors, to prevent its conversion to dopamine in the body before it reaches the brain. It may cause nausea, HYPOTENSION or cardiac DYSRHYTHMIA.... levodopa
A progestogen drug used in some oral contraceptives.... levonorgestrel
(American) A homebody Levorah, Levorra, Levorrah, Levoria, Levoriah, Levorea, Levoreah, Levorya, Levoryah... levora
A synthetic derivative of MORPHINE. It is an e?ective analgesic but, like morphine, is a drug of addiction.... levorphanol
A synthetic version of the thyroid hormone thyroxine, used to treat hypothyroidism. Side effects, such as rapid heartbeat and tremor, may occur if the initial dose is too high.... levothyroxine
n. a *beta blocker used in the treatment of open-angle *glaucoma; it reduces intraocular pressure, probably by reducing the rate of production of aqueous humour. Side-effects may include local stinging and burning.... levobunolol
a test of the ability of the pituitary to secrete growth hormone, in which levodopa is administered by mouth and plasma levels of growth hormone are subsequently measured (they should peak within the following hour). It is a safer alternative to the *insulin stress test but does not give information on cortisol production, which is usually more clinically important to know.... levodopa test
(methotrimeprazine) n. a phenothiazine *antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia and to relieve agitation, nausea and vomiting, and pain in terminally ill patients. Side-effects include drowsiness and weakness.... levomepromazine
see thyroxine.... levothyroxine sodium
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