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RELAXANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that relaxes and relieves tension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("relaxant" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relaxant"):
muscle relaxant (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)
Derivation:
relax (cause to feel relaxed)
relaxant (tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension
Example:
a relaxant drug
Classified under:
Similar:
depressant (capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)
Derivation:
relax (cause to feel relaxed)
relax (become less tense, rest, or take one's ease)
relaxant (a drug that relaxes and relieves tension)
Context examples:
A benzoxazolone derivative with mild sedative and centrally-acting muscle relaxant activities.
(Chlorzoxazone, NCI Thesaurus)
Unlike typical benzodiazepine anxiolytics, this agent does not exert anticonvulsant or muscle relaxant effects and lacks prominent sedative effects.
(Buspirone, NCI Thesaurus)
A centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant with antidepressant activity.
(Cyclobenzaprine, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant of the benzylisoquinolinium class.
(Cisatracurium Besylate, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic parasympatholytic with antimuscarinic, muscle relaxant and urinary antispasmodic properties.
(Flavoxate, 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 fluorinated ether with general anesthetic and muscle relaxant activities.
(Desflurane, NCI Thesaurus)
Chlorzoxazone Acetaminophen is a combination of muscle relaxant (Chlorzoxazone) and anti-inflammatory analgesic (Acetaminophen) indicated in acute painful musculoskeletal diseases.
(Chlorzoxazone/Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)
Possessing a broad range of therapeutic activities, graviola has been used in different cultures for its pesticidal, antifungal,, antispasmodic, anticonvulsant, vasodilator, smooth-muscle relaxant, and hypotensive properties.
(Annona muricata, NCI Thesaurus)
A carbamate derivate with hypnotic, anti-anxiety, sedative, anticonvulsant and some indirect muscle relaxant properties.
(Meprobamate, NCI Thesaurus)
