tubocurarine
/ˌtuːboʊkjʊˈrɑːriːn/
noun
- A toxic alkaloid obtained from certain South American plants, used historically as a muscle relaxant in surgery and as an arrow poison.
- The anesthesiologist administered tubocurarine to relax the patient's muscles before the operation.
- Indigenous hunters used tubocurarine to tip their blowgun darts.
- Tubocurarine was one of the first muscle relaxants used during anesthesia.
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