muscle relaxant
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1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | relaxant, |
| definition | : | a drug that relaxes and relieves tension (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | benzodiazepine, |
| definition | : | any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cyclobenzaprine, flexeril, |
| definition | : | muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | methocarbamol, robaxin, |
| definition | : | muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | norflex, orphenadrine, |
| definition | : | a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kavrin, papaverine, |
| definition | : | an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kemadrin, procyclidine, |
| definition | : | drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | succinylcholine, |
| definition | : | a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flaxedil, gallamine, |
| definition | : | neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia (noun.substance) |
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