ketamine hydrochloride
- noun
- /ˈkɛtəˌmiːn haɪˈdrɒklɔɪd/
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ketamina hidrocloruro
- The veterinarian administered ketamine hydrochloride to sedate the animal before surgery.
Examples
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In pediatric medicine, ketamine hydrochloride is sometimes used for minor surgical procedures due to its safety profile.
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Illicit use of ketamine hydrochloride can lead to severe dissociation and hallucinations.
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The doctor prescribed ketamine hydrochloride for pain management.
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Veterinarians often use ketamine hydrochloride as an anesthetic.
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In pediatric medicine, ketamine hydrochloride is sometimes used for minor surgical procedures due to its safety profile.
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The veterinarian administered ketamine hydrochloride to sedate the animal before surgery.
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Veterinarians often use ketamine hydrochloride as an anesthetic during procedures.
Synonyms
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A strong medicine that makes people or animals sleep for surgery and can cause strange visions at high doses
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A drug called ketamine used illegally to get high
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An illegal drug people use at parties to feel strange or see things
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A street name for the illegal drug ketamine
A brand name for a drug that makes animals or people unconscious for surgery
A slang name for the drug ketamine used by people to feel very calm
A slang word for the drug ketamine that makes people feel strange
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositionally transparent: 'ketamine' names the active compound and 'hydrochloride' denotes its hydrochloride salt form, so a learner who knows both words can infer this is the chemical/pharmaceutical form of ketamine. Although the specific clinical use as a rapid-acting antidepressant is specialized and not directly deducible from the phrase, the morphological/chemical relation is regular and cross-linguistically recognizable.
Etymology
Ketamine hydrochloride is a chemical name: ketamine comes from words for its basic chemical parts and hydrochloride shows it is made into a stable 'salt', so it becomes a white powder or liquid that is easy to give as medicine. Because of this stable form, doctors and vets use ketamine hydrochloride as an 'anesthetic' and 'tranquilizer' to make people or animals sleep safely for procedures.