succinylcholine
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noun \ˌsək-sə-nəl-ˈkō-ˌlēn, -ˌnil-\Definition of SUCCINYLCHOLINE
: a basic compound that is used intravenously chiefly in the form of a hydrated chloride C14H30Cl2N2O4·2H2O as a muscle relaxant in surgery
First Known Use of SUCCINYLCHOLINE
1950
suc·ci·nyl·cho·line
noun \ˌsək-sən-əl-ˈkō-ˌlēn, -sə-ˌnil-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of SUCCINYLCHOLINE
: a basic compound that acts similarly to curare and is used intravenously chiefly in the form of its chloride salt C14H30Cl2N2O4 as a short-acting relaxant of skeletal muscle in surgery—called also suxamethonium; see anectine
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