succinylcholine (redirected from succinylcholine bromide)

suc·cin·yl·cho·line  (sks-nl-kln)

n.

A crystalline compound, C₁₄H₃₀N₂O₄, formed by esterification of succinic acid with choline and used medically to produce brief but complete muscular relaxation.

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[succin(ic acid) + -yl + choline.]

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succinylcholine - a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures muscle relaxant - 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