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carbidopa

noun
/ˌkɑɹ.bɪˈdoʊ.pə/US

Etymology

Probably from (de)carb(oxylase) + i(nhibitor) + -dopa (“dopamine derivative”).

  1. derived from inhibitus
  2. formed as inhibitor — “inhibit + -or”
  3. formed as carbidopa — “decarboxylase + inhibitor + -dopa”

Definitions

  1. A drug C₁₀H₁₄N₂O₄·H₂O that inhibits decarboxylation of ʟ-dopa in tissues outside the…

    A drug C₁₀H₁₄N₂O₄·H₂O that inhibits decarboxylation of ʟ-dopa in tissues outside the brain and that is administered with ʟ-dopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease to increase the amount of ʟ-dopa available for transport to the brain.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA