CYCLOBENZAPRINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cyclobenzaprine mean? 

• CYCLOBENZAPRINE (noun)
  The noun CYCLOBENZAPRINE has 1 sense:

1. muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury

  Familiarity information: CYCLOBENZAPRINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYCLOBENZAPRINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cyclobenzaprine; Flexeril

Hypernyms ("cyclobenzaprine" is a kind of...):

muscle relaxant (a 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)

 Context examples 

The exact mechanism of action of cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride has not been fully determined.

(Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The exact mechanism of action of cyclobenzaprine has not been fully determined, but this drug seems to primarily act at the brain stem to reduce tonic somatic motor activity, influencing both gamma and alpha motor neurons leading to a reduction in muscle spasms.

(Cyclobenzaprine, NCI Thesaurus)