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KAVRIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Kavrin mean?
• KAVRIN (noun)
The noun KAVRIN has 1 sense:
1. an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
Familiarity information: KAVRIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Kavrin; papaverine
Hypernyms ("Kavrin" 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)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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