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What does colchicine mean?

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Noun
  1. A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C22H25NO6, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.
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It is much stronger than the common extract, and contains the acetate of colchicine.
After this last flare is resolved, he will begin treatment for recurrent gout with allopurinol 100 mg a day and colchicine 0.6 mg twice a day.
For the treatment with colchicine, a prolongation of the duration of the meiotic divisions was observed.
The Goodwins compare the episode to the rise, fall, and resurrection of such treatments as giving the plant extract colchicine for the pain of gout.
The salicylate of colchicine is stable in water and may be given in doses of about one-thirtieth of a grain.
Data are presented on the natural occurrence of polyploids, the induction of tetraploids using colchicine and nuclear DNA amounts of diploids and polyploids of both species.

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