English noun: muscle relaxant | |||
1. | muscle relaxant (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relaxant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | benzodiazepine, cyclobenzaprine, Flaxedil, Flexeril, gallamine, Kavrin, Kemadrin, methocarbamol, Norflex, orphenadrine, papaverine, procyclidine, Robaxin, succinylcholine | ||