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atracurium

US/ˌæ.tɹəˈkjʊɹ.i.əm/

atracurium noun: a muscle relaxant administered intravenously in the form of its besylate C₆₅H₈₂N₂O₁₈S₂ especially in conjunction with general anesthesia to facilitate insertion of an endotracheal tube or to relax skeletal muscles during surgery or mechanical ventilation. It counteracts the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions by binding to the same receptors it acts upon.

atracurium: a muscle relaxant administered intravenously in the form of its besylate C₆₅H₈₂N₂O₁₈S₂ especially...
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Noun

atracurium (uncountable)

  1. A muscle relaxant administered intravenously in the form of its besylate C₆₅H₈₂N₂O₁₈S₂ especially in conjunction with general anesthesia to facilitate insertion of an endotracheal tube or to relax skeletal muscles during surgery or mechanical ventilation. It counteracts the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions by binding to the same receptors it acts upon.

Origin of atracurium

From atra- (of unknown origin) + -curium (“curare-like substance”).

Words formed from atracurium

Questions about atracurium

What does atracurium mean?
Atracurium means a muscle relaxant administered intravenously in the form of its besylate C₆₅H₈₂N₂O₁₈S₂ especially in conjunction with general anesthesia to facilitate insertion of an endotracheal tube or to relax skeletal muscles during surgery or mechanical ventilation. It counteracts the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions by binding to the same receptors it acts upon.
What part of speech is atracurium?
Atracurium is a noun.
How do you pronounce atracurium?
Atracurium is pronounced /ˌæ.tɹəˈkjʊɹ.i.əm/ (US).

Words near atracurium in the dictionary

  1. atractylenolide
  2. atractylenolides
  3. atractylodin
  4. atractylon
  5. atractyloside
  6. atracurium
  7. atragene
  8. atragenes
  9. Atrak
  10. atrament
  11. atramentaceous

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