 relaxant |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension | |
| Examples: | "a relaxant drug" |
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| Related terms: | depressant | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a drug or treatment that relaxes and relieves tension | |
| Related terms: | drug treatment muscle_relaxant | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | muscle_relaxant | |
| Related terms: | medicine cyclobenzaprine methocarbamol papaverine norflex kemadrin succinylcholine flaxedil benzodiazepine | |
| Similar spelling: |
relaxin relaxing realign |
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