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train-of-four

train-of-four adjective: relating to a monitoring protocol for neuromuscular blockade, where the muscle response to four consecutive stimuli delivered along the path of a nerve is measured to determine the level of blockade.

Adjective

train-of-four (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a monitoring protocol for neuromuscular blockade, where the muscle response to four consecutive stimuli delivered along the path of a nerve is measured to determine the level of blockade.
    • train-of-four stimulation

Noun

train-of-four (plural train-of-fours)

  1. (informal) The neuromuscular blockade monitoring method described above.

Forms of train-of-four

pluraltrain-of-fours

Questions about train-of-four

What does train-of-four mean?
Train-of-four means relating to a monitoring protocol for neuromuscular blockade, where the muscle response to four consecutive stimuli delivered along the path of a nerve is measured to determine the level of blockade.
What part of speech is train-of-four?
Train-of-four can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near train-of-four in the dictionary

  1. train wrecks
  2. train-bearer
  3. train-bearers
  4. train-mate
  5. train-mates
  6. train-of-four
  7. train-of-fours
  8. train-wreck
  9. train-wrecks
  10. Traina
  11. trainability

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