relaxant
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re·lax·ant
/ rəˈlaksənt/
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n.
a drug used to promote relaxation or reduce tension:
a muscle relaxant.
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a thing having a relaxing effect:
sex can be a great relaxant.
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adj.
causing relaxation.
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Muscle Relaxants: Overused, Ineffective for Acute LBP?
Magazine article from: Dynamic Chiropractic; 10/21/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...some type of muscle relaxant.1 The use and overall efficacy of muscle relaxants for LBP remain subjects...examined the use of muscle relaxants among a cohort population...found that while muscle relaxant use was quite common...patients not taking muscle relaxants, and in fact, were...
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Muscle Weakness After Muscle Relaxants: An Audit of Clinical Practice
Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...received muscle relaxants received neostigmine...16% for the no relaxant group, 24% for...patients who received a relaxant also received reversal...drugs or muscle relaxants were to be given...anaesthesia with other relaxants were also excluded...did not receive relaxant, 34 patients ...
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NEW DRUG SUGAMMADEX: A SELECTIVE RELAXANT BINDING AGENT
Magazine article from: AANA Journal; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...called selective relaxant binding agents...nondepolarizing muscle relaxants, terminating...depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine...isoquinolone muscle relaxants atracurium and...aminosteroid muscle relaxants is due to the muscle relaxant molecules being...
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Muscle relaxants in relation to intra ocular tension.(Articles)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology; 5/1/1985; ; 700+ words
; ...agents are the muscle relaxants. Perhaps succinyoline...the most versatile relaxant, is the most abused...dose of the above relaxants when adminis-tered...find out the best relaxant amongst these 4 relaxants or their combina...
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Relaxant effect of Cuminum cyminum on guinea pig tracheal chains and its possible mechanism(s)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Pharmacology; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...In addition, there is evidence of the relaxant effects of the volatile oil from this...fresh Krebs solution every 15 min. The relaxant effects of four cumulative concentrations...decrease in tone was considered as a relaxant (bronchodilatory) effect and expressed...
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Subsequent general anaesthesia in patients with a history of previous anaphylactoid/anaphlactic reaction to muscle relaxant
Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...to one or more muscle relaxants, six out of 40 later anaesthetics using muscle relaxants were associated with clinical...patients for the muscle relaxant(s) planned, or an...technique which avoids relaxants should be used. This...
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California Inventors Develop Muscle Relaxant Delivery Method
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/22/2006; 514 words
; ...method for delivery of muscle relaxants through an inhalation route...to the delivery of muscle relaxants through an inhalation route...aerosols containing muscle relaxants that are used in inhalation...present invention, a muscle relaxant is delivered to a patient...
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Muscle Relaxants-Pancuronium and Vecuronium
Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; By 1960 muscle relaxants were well established...steroid molecules in muscle relaxants. Paton and Zaimis had...clinical trial of a new relaxant that makes any reference...made it a valuable new relaxant. This was the era of...
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Muscle Relaxants-Suxamethonium and THA
Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...despite the myriad of new muscle relaxants available. Whilst developing gallamine...number of other substances with muscle relaxant properties. Among these was succinylcholinc...curare and other available muscle relaxants all caused a degree of hypotension...
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FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Recommends U.S. Approval of Sugammadex, the First and Only Selective Relaxant Binding Agent.
PR Newswire; 3/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...bromide. Muscle relaxants are used as part...encapsulate the muscle relaxant molecule and restore...novel selective relaxant binding agent...bromide, muscle relaxants commonly used during...depolarizing muscle relaxant. It was introduced...widely used muscle relaxants in the United ...
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Muscle Relaxants
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Muscle Relaxants Muscle relaxants are drugs that are administered to...s menstrual period. The muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril ®...stiffness, and fatigue. Muscle relaxants work by acting on the central nervous...
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relaxant
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
relaxant (ri- laks -ănt) n. an agent that reduces tension and strain, particularly in muscles (see muscle relaxant ).
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muscle relaxant
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
muscle relaxant n. an agent that reduces tension in voluntary muscles. Drugs such as baclofen and diazepam are used to relieve skeletal muscular...
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Curare
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...such as skeletal muscle relaxants. Tubocurarine, an anesthetic muscle relaxant introduced into medical...procedure using a muscle relaxant. Muscle relaxant—A drug used...One of the many muscle relaxants used with curarelike...
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Black Haw
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...antispasmodic, sedative, astringent, muscle relaxant, cardiotonic, uterine relaxant, and anti-inflammatory. General use Black...This preparation is thought to act as a uterine relaxant but will not prevent a miscarriage due to abnormalities...
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