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Noun: L-dopa  'el 'dow-pu
  1. The levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease
    "The doctor prescribed L-dopa to help control her tremors";
    - levodopa, Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopa

Type of: dihydroxyphenylalanine, dopa

Encyclopedia: L-dopa