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Word: Tubocurarine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Latin tubus ‘tube’ + curare+ -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌtjuːbə(ʊ)ˈkjʊərəriːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a compound of the alkaloid class obtained from curare and used to produce relaxation of voluntary muscles before surgery and in tetanus, encephalitis, and poliomyelitis.
Short Definition:compound of alkaloid class obtained from curare and used to produce relaxation of voluntary muscles before surgery
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