neuromuscular blocking agent

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neuromuscular blocking agent - a substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles

blocking agent, blocker - a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process

Flaxedil, gallamine - neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia

curare, tubocurarine - a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"

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