muscle relaxant
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- noun
- /ˈmʌsəl rɪˈlæksənt/
- Specialized
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relajante muscular
- Immobilization, analgesics, and muscle relaxants are used until the pain and spasms subside.
- muscle relaxants and pain pills
- muscle relaxant painkiller
- inject a muscle relaxant
I was prescribed muscle relaxants, no painkillers, nothing, just muscle relaxants.
- I was prescribed muscle relaxants, no painkillers, nothing, just muscle relaxants.
- I was potentially thinking about getting this thing called Oh no, it's basically Botox or muscle relaxant in your in your jawline.
Examples
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She took a muscle relaxant and turned on the radio.
Fiction book (1998) -
To ease her discomfort, she took a muscle relaxant before her physical therapy session.
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So I was prescribed pretty strong muscle relaxants to take until Friday, which means I had to miss class today.
Blog text (6) -
We're gonna keep her totally sedated with a complete muscle relaxant.
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Many top off their daily cocktail of painkillers at night with sleeping pills and muscle relaxants.
Blog text (10) -
I was prescribed muscle relaxants, no painkillers, nothing, just muscle relaxants.
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Muscle relaxants may also be prescribed to help with spasms, as well as analgesics for pain management.
Academic text (2005) -
I went to my PCP and was given prescriptions for back pain, inability to sleep because of the pain, a muscle relaxant, and an anti-inflammatory.
Blog text (13) -
The doctor recommended a muscle relaxant to help alleviate my back pain after the injury.
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After the surgery, the nurse administered a muscle relaxant to reduce tension in the patient's muscles.
Synonyms
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A medicine that makes muscles less tight
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A medicine given in operations to make muscles relax for a short time
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A medicine a doctor gives to relax tight muscles and stop spasms
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A drug that stops nerve signals to muscles and makes them relax or stop moving
A medicine that relaxes muscles to reduce painful muscle spasms
A medicine that relaxes muscles and reduces spasms and pain
A medicine that relaxes muscles and helps reduce Parkinson's symptoms
A medicine that eases sudden muscle spasms, often in the stomach
A drug that relaxes muscles during surgery by stopping nerve signals
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a drug that reduces muscle tension' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'muscle' (body tissue that produces movement) with 'relaxant' (an agent that relaxes). This noun–noun compounding follows a regular compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Muscle relaxant joins muscle and relaxant to make a simple picture: something that makes a muscle 'relax'. So, the name means a medicine used to 'make muscles less tense'.