HyperDic: gallamine

English > 1 sense of the word gallamine:
NOUNsubstancegallamine, Flaxedilneuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia
English > gallamine: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningneuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia.
SynonymFlaxedil
Broadermuscle relaxantA drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions
neuromuscular blocking agentA substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles
Spanishgalamina
Catalangalamina

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