tubocurarine
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A poisonous chemical from South American plants used to relax muscles during surgery
- noun
- /ˌtjuːboʊˈkjʊərɪn/
- Specialized
:
tubocurarina
- D-Tubocurarine.
- D-tubocurarine
Examples
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This one had pure D-Tubocurarine,NDTC... ...which we only found in him.
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The surgeon used tubocurarine as a muscle relaxant during the operation.
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In her research, she studied how tubocurarine affects muscle contractions.
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The anesthesiologist prepared a dose of tubocurarine before the surgery began.
Synonyms
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A poison from South American plants used to relax muscles
is the specific toxic alkaloid used chiefly during surgical muscle relaxation
Surface Forms
tubocurarine singular
tubocurarines plural
Etymology
Tubocurarine comes from curare, the South American arrow poison, plus the part tubo meaning 'tube' and the ending -ine, common in names of chemicals. Because it was taken from curare, tubocurarine is remembered as a toxic plant chemical used to relax muscles during surgery.