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levodopa

le·vo·dopa

UK/ˌliː.və(ʊ)ˈdəʊ.pə/ US/ˌlɛv.əˈdoʊ.pə/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From levo- + dopa.

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