muscle relaxant

Noun

Meaning

a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions

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Synonyms

anesthetic relaxant anodyne analgesic anxiolytic benzodiazepine tranquilizer barbiturate general anesthetic curari surgical sedative muscle paralyzer muscle relaxation muscle relaxers arrow poison
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Hypernyms

relaxant

Hyponyms

benzodiazepine papaverine cyclobenzaprine gallamine orphenadrine methocarbamol

Close letter words and terms

muscle reading muscle recorder muscle reflex muscle relaxant drug muscle relaxants muscle relaxation