Noun: L-dopa 'el 'dow-pu
- 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