levodopa meaning

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levodopa (noun): the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease.

Definition of levodopa

  1. the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease

    Synonyms: L-dopa, Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopa

    Type of: dopa

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LE · words ending in PA · 8-letter words

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