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单词 levodopa
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levodopa

noun

levo·​do·​pa ˌle-və-ˈdō-pə How to pronounce levodopa (audio)
: l-dopa

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Consider the case of levodopa (L-dopa), a mainstay of treating Parkinson's disease. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 Why patients could still walk but not swim made the researchers wonder if DBS affects the brain in a different way than levodopa does. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 29 Nov. 2019 Within an hour of taking the levodopa, Boylan’s eyes converged and the vision problem cleared. David Armstrong, ProPublica, 23 Aug. 2019 While Parkinson’s is treated with medications such as levodopa, patients determined to have a functional or psychogenic condition are often prescribed psychological regimens such as cognitive behavioral therapy. David Armstrong, ProPublica, 23 Aug. 2019 To ease symptoms of Parkinson's, some patients take levodopa and other drugs that increase dopamine levels. Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, 14 May 2018 Treatments, which include Botox injections and levodopa, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease, have been found to ease the problem. Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018 Treatments, which include Botox injections and levodopa, a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease, have been found to ease the problem. Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

levodopa

noun

levo·​do·​pa ˈlev-ə-ˌdō-pə How to pronounce levodopa (audio) ˌlē-və-ˈdō-pə How to pronounce levodopa (audio)
variants or British laevodopa
ˌlē-və- How to pronounce levodopa (audio)
: l-dopa
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