Noun
Alt. of Curari
Source: Webster's dictionaryHammett gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse; and with the means at hand, not hand-wrought dueling pistols, curare and tropical fish. Raymond Chandler
curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction Source: Internet
Quotations **;"potius animam curare memento, quam carnem, quoniam haec manet, illa perit.": 'Remember to care for the soul more than the body, since the former remains, the latter perishes.' Source: Internet
In extreme cases it may be necessary to paralyze the patient with curare -like drugs and use a mechanical ventilator. Source: Internet
In addition, the discovery of muscle relaxants such as curare allowed for safer applications. Source: Internet
The introduction of suxamethonium (succinylcholine), a safer synthetic alternative to curare, in 1951 led to the more widespread use of "modified" ECT. Source: Internet