rocuronium
An aminosteroid nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker used in anesthesia, to…An aminosteroid nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker used in anesthesia, to facilitate endotracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
US/ˌɹɑk.jəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An aminosteroid nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker used in anesthesia, to facilitate endotracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
Origin
From r(apid) + o(nset) + -curonium (“neuromuscular blocking agent”).From r(apid) + o(nset) + -curonium (“neuromuscular blocking agent”).
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Lessons for this word
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