KETAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ketamine mean? 

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

1. a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• KETAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Ketalar; ketamine; ketamine hydrochloride

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

club drug (a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves)

general anaesthetic; general anesthetic (an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ketamine"):

cat valium; green; honey oil; jet; K; special K; super acid; super C (street names for ketamine)

 Context examples 

An intranasal formulation of the synthetic cyclohexanone ketamine with analgesic and anesthetic activities.

(Intranasal Ketamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Ketamine blocks pathways to the brain that are involved in sensing pain.

(Ketamine, NCI Dictionary)

Ketamine hydrochloride blocks pathways to the brain that are involved in sensing pain.

(Ketamine hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Ketamine displays complex pharmacologic actions including biogenic amine uptake inhibition, interaction with opioid receptors, and inhibition of N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors.

(Baclofen/amitriptyline/ketamine gel, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called ketamine and ketamine hydrochloride.

(Ketalar, NCI Dictionary)

The researchers investigated the effect of the experimental antidepressant, ketamine.

(Marmoset study gives insights into loss of pleasure in depression, University of Cambridge)

A topical preparation containing the antidepressant amitriptyline and the excitatory amino acid antagonist ketamine with potential topical analgesic activity.

(Ketamine/Amitriptyline NP-H Cream, NCI Thesaurus)

Like ketamine, it can produce a dissociative state.

(Phencyclidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Although its mechanism of action is not well understood, ketamine appears exerts complex pharmacological actions including inhibition of biogenic amine uptake, binding to opioid receptors, and inhibition of N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors.

(Ketamine, NCI Thesaurus)

It contains three drugs, baclofen, amitriptyline, and ketamine, that relax muscles by blocking nerve receptors.

(Baclofen/amitriptyline/ketamine gel, NCI Dictionary)