tubocurarine
English
/ˌtjuː.bə(ʊ)ˈkjʊə.ɹə.ɹiːn/, /ˌtuː.boʊ.kjʊˈɹɑɹ.ɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (pharmaceutical drug) A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from curare and used to produce relaxation of voluntary muscles before surgery and in tetanus, encephalitis, and poliomyelitis.
Etymology
Affix from Latin tubus (tube, pipe) + English curare.
Origin
English
curare
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anticurare English
- curare English
- curariform English
- curarine English
- curarise English
- curarization English
- curarize English
- leptocurare English
- pachycurare English
- tubus Latin
- tuellus Latin
- tubo Italian
- tube French
- tubo Spanish, Castilian
- tubo Portuguese
- tub Catalan, Valencian
- tubo Galician
- tube Middle French
- tubu Asturian