neuromuscular blocking agent
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- noun
- /ˌnjʊroʊˈmʌskjələr ˈblɑkɪŋ ˈeɪdʒənt/
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agente bloqueador neuromuscular
- Before starting the procedure, the anesthesiologist explained how a neuromuscular blocking agent would help prevent movement.
Examples
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The surgeon administered a neuromuscular blocking agent to ensure the patient's muscles were relaxed during the operation.
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In contrast, water-soluble drugs, such as neuromuscular blocking agents, have a much more limited volume of distribution, and maintenance doses should be based on ideal body weight to avoid overdosing (Moos et al.).
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It's a neuromuscular blocking agent, it's a paralytic, it takes days to wear off.
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During the emergency, the team relied on a neuromuscular blocking agent to manage the patient's muscle spasms effectively.
Synonyms
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A drug that makes muscles less tight to reduce pain or spasms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
neuromuscular + blocking + agent
The phrase is fully compositional: 'neuromuscular' (relating to nerves and muscles) + 'blocking' (obstructing) + 'agent' (a substance that causes an effect) yields the meaning 'a substance that blocks nerve–muscle transmission'. Although technical, the meaning follows standard English compound/nominalisation patterns and is inferable from the constituents, so learners who know the parts can understand it.
Etymology
Neuromuscular blocking agent is a medical name that tells the story: it 'blocks' signals from the body's nerves to its muscles, like cutting the wires that tell a machine to move. That's why it means a drug that makes muscles relax or stop moving, often used during surgery.