muscle relaxant
1Muscle relaxant — This article refers to skeletal muscle relaxants. For information on smooth muscle relaxants, see Antispasmodic. A muscle relaxant is a drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate… …
2muscle relaxant — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑relaxant • Hyponyms: ↑benzodiazepine, ↑cyclobenzaprine,… …
3muscle relaxant — an agent that reduces tension in voluntary muscles. Drugs such as baclofen, dantrolene, and diazepam are used to relieve skeletal muscular spasms in various spastic conditions, parkinsonism, and tetanus. The drugs used to relax voluntary muscles… …
4muscle relaxant — noun Any drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone …
5muscle relaxant — an agent that reduces tension in voluntary muscles. Drugs such as baclofen, dantrolene, and diazepam are used to relieve skeletal muscular spasms in various spastic conditions, parkinsonism, and tetanus. The drugs used to relax voluntary muscles… …
6Relaxant — Something that relaxes, relieves, reduces tension. For example, a muscle relaxant is often administered during abdominal surgery to relax the diaphragm and keep it from moving during the surgery. * * * 1. Relaxing; causing relaxation; reducing… …
7relaxant — n. a muscle relaxant * * * [rɪ læksənt] a muscle relaxant …
8relaxant — n. an agent that reduces tension and strain, particularly in muscles (see muscle relaxant) …
9Релаксант Мышечный (Muscle Relaxant) — вещество, которое расслабляет скелетные мышцы. К лекарственным веществам, обладающим такой способностью, относятся дантролен и диазепам; они применяются для устранения спазмов скелетных мышц при различных спастических проявлениях, паркинсонизме и …
10relaxant — /ri lak seuhnt/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or causing a relaxation. n. 2. Pharm. a drug that relaxes, esp. one that lessens strain in muscle. [1765 75; < L relaxant (s. of relaxans), prp. of relaxare. See RELAX, ANT] * * * …
