MUSCLE RELAXANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does muscle relaxant mean? 

• MUSCLE RELAXANT (noun)
  The noun MUSCLE RELAXANT has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: MUSCLE RELAXANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCLE RELAXANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("muscle relaxant" is a kind of...):

relaxant (a drug that relaxes and relieves tension)

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

benzodiazepine (any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency)

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

methocarbamol; Robaxin (muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms)

Norflex; orphenadrine (a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism)

Kavrin; papaverine (an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive)

Kemadrin; procyclidine (drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism)

succinylcholine (a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures)

Flaxedil; gallamine (neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia)

 Context examples 

Chlorzoxazone Acetaminophen is a combination of muscle relaxant (Chlorzoxazone) and anti-inflammatory analgesic (Acetaminophen) indicated in acute painful musculoskeletal diseases.

(Chlorzoxazone/Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)

An oxazolidinone with centrally-acting skeletal muscle relaxant properties.

(Metaxalone, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscarinic antagonist with muscle relaxant activity.

(Orphenadrine, NCI Thesaurus)

Synthetic compounds or mixtures with muscle relaxant activity.

(Muscle Relaxant Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

A benzoxazolone derivative with mild sedative and centrally-acting muscle relaxant activities.

(Chlorzoxazone, NCI Thesaurus)

A competitive muscarinic receptor antagonist with muscle relaxant and urinary antispasmodic properties.

(Fesoterodine, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic propanediol dicarbamate derivative and an adjunct in the treatment of painful muscle spasms, Carisoprodol is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant that relieves stiffness, pain, and discomfort caused by muscle injuries.

(Carisoprodol, NCI Thesaurus)

A carbamate with centrally acting muscle relaxant properties.

(Methocarbamol, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic parasympatholytic with antimuscarinic, muscle relaxant and urinary antispasmodic properties.

(Flavoxate, NCI Thesaurus)

The citrate salt form of orphenadrine with a muscle relaxant property.

(Orphenadrine Citrate, NCI Thesaurus)