succinylcholine
noun
suc·ci·nyl·cho·line
| \ ˌsək-sə-nᵊl-ˈkō-ˌlēn
, -ˌnil-\
, -ˌnil-\
Definition of succinylcholine
: a basic compound that is used intravenously chiefly in the form of a hydrated chloride C14H30Cl2N2O4·2H2O as a muscle relaxant in surgery
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Chelsea's body is exhumed; tests show presence of a muscle relaxant, succinylcholine. — San Antonio Express-News, "Timeline: Genene Jones' path from murder to parole," 18 Apr. 2018 McClellan-Wiese would learn later that the nurse had injected her daughter with a drug called succinylcholine, which causes muscle relaxation and short term paralysis. — Ralph Ellis, Randi Kaye And Dakin Andone, CNN, "Texas nurse indicted in second child's death," 26 May 2017 A PETA investigation into the unlawful use of a paralytic drug at two roadside zoos revealed that animals were administered the drug, succinylcholine, without pain meds. — Image Courtesy Usda, National Geographic, "We Asked the Government Why Animal Welfare Records Disappeared. They Sent 1,700 Blacked-Out Pages.," 1 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'succinylcholine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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succinylcholine
noun
suc·ci·nyl·cho·line
| \ ˌsək-sən-ᵊl-ˈkō-ˌlēn, -sə-ˌnil-
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Medical Definition of succinylcholine
: a basic compound that acts similarly to curare and is used intravenously chiefly in the form of its chloride salt C14H30Cl2N2O4 as a short-acting relaxant of skeletal muscle in surgery
— called also suxamethonium
— see anectine