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Noun: levodopa  ,lee-vu'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 levodopa to help control her tremors";
    - L-dopa, Bendopa, Brocadopa, Larodopa

Derived forms: levodopas

Type of: dihydroxyphenylalanine, dopa

Encyclopedia: Levodopa