Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "atracurium" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF ATRACURIUM

atracurium  [ˌætrəˈkjʊərɪəm] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATRACURIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Atracurium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ATRACURIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Atracurium besilate

Atracurium besylate is a neuromuscular-blocking drug or skeletal muscle relaxant in the category of non-depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking drugs, used adjunctively in anesthesia to facilitate endotracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation. Atracurium is classified as an intermediate-duration non-depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking agent. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

Definition of atracurium in the English dictionary

The definition of atracurium in the dictionary is a drug used to relax muscles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATRACURIUM


anthurium
ænˈθjʊərɪəm
aquarium
əˈkwɛərɪəm
bacterium
bækˈtɪərɪəm
barium
ˈbɛərɪəm
criterium
kraɪˈtɪərɪəm
curium
ˈkjʊərɪəm
endoneurium
ˌɛndəʊˈnjʊərɪəm
epineurium
ˌɛpɪˈnjʊərɪəm
frigidarium
ˌfrɪdʒɪˈdɛərɪəm
herbarium
hɜːˈbɛərɪəm
honorarium
ˌɒnəˈrɛərɪəm
imperium
ɪmˈpɪərɪəm
masurium
məˈsʊərɪəm
ministerium
ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəm
mycobacterium
ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm
perineurium
ˌpɛrɪˈnjʊərɪəm
planetarium
ˌplænɪˈtɛərɪəm
solarium
səʊˈlɛərɪəm
tellurium
tɛˈlʊərɪəm
terrarium
tɛˈrɛərɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATRACURIUM

atrabiliar
atrabilious
atrabiliousness
atrament
atramental
atramentous
atrazine
Atreids
atremble
atresia
atresic
atretic
Atreus
atria
atrial
atrial fibrillation
Atridae
atrioventricular
atrioventricular block
atrip

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATRACURIUM

armamentarium
atrium
auditorium
cladosporium
crematorium
delirium
deuterium
emporium
endometrium
equilibrium
fusarium
insectarium
moratorium
natatorium
natrium
praetorium
puerperium
sanatorium
thorium
yttrium

Synonyms and antonyms of atracurium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «atracurium» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF ATRACURIUM

Find out the translation of atracurium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of atracurium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «atracurium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿曲库铵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atracurio
570 millions of speakers

English

atracurium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

atracurium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

atracurium
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

атракуриум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atracúrio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

atracurium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

atracurium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Atracurium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Atracurium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アトラク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

atracurium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Atracurium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

atracurium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

atracurium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अश्रु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atrakuryum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

atracurium
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

atrakurium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

атракуріум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atracurium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

atracurium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

atrakurium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

atrakurium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Atrakurium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of atracurium

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATRACURIUM»

The term «atracurium» is regularly used and occupies the 81.270 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
62
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «atracurium» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of atracurium
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «atracurium».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATRACURIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «atracurium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «atracurium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about atracurium

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATRACURIUM»

Discover the use of atracurium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to atracurium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
2010 Nurse's Drug Handbook
atracurium. besylate. Tracrium Class and Category Chemical class: Biquaternary ammonium ester Therapeutic class: Skeletal muscle relaxant Pregnancy category: C Indications and Dosages ® To facilitate endotracheal intubation and induce ...
& Bartlett Jones, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009
2
Clinical Anesthesia
The onset of action (3 to 5 minutes at 2 × ED95) of equipotent doses is similar for atracurium, pancuronium, d-tubocurarine, and vecuronium. It is slower than succinylcholine. As with any neuromuscular blocking agent, onset of atracurium can ...
Paul G Barash, Bruce F Cullen, Robert K Stoelting, 2011
3
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal ...
Atracurium was used in 6 women undergoing 12 transfusion procedures for fetal Rh isoimmunization. Onset of paralysis occurred within 1–5 minutes, and fetal activity returned between 20 and 130 minutes. One fetus developed bradycardia  ...
Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe, 2012
4
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
Combinations of atracurium and vecuronium may act synergistically (533-535). C /s-Atracurium Atracurium is a mixture of ten optical and geometric isomers (542). The R-R1 optical isomer in the cis-cis configuration, cfs-atracurium, is about 1.5 ...
Carol L. Lake, Peter D. Booker, 2005
5
Trauma: Critical Care
Atracurium is relatively stable at pH 3.0 and 4°C, but becomes unstable when injected into the warm bloodstream. There are several metabolites of atracurium, one of which (laúdanosme), has been shown to cause seizures in ...
William C. Wilson, Christopher M. Grande, David B. Hoyt, 2007
6
Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs Used in Anesthesia
Concentrations of atracurium and laudano- sine in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma during intracranial surgery. Br J Anaesth 1989;63(5):525–30. 51. Vandenbrom RH, Wierda JM, Agoston S. Pharmacokinetics of atracurium and metabolites in ...
Jeffrey K. Aronson, 2008
7
Handbook of Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Correlation
more resistant to atracurium-induced block than nonobese patients.35 The second group of investigators reported similar EC25, EC5(), and EC75 values for vecuronium in obese patients and in nonobese patients, indicating no differences in ...
Hartmut Derendorf, Guenther Hochhaus, 1995
8
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science And Clinical ...
The intermediate-acting drugs of clinical importance include atracurium, its cousin cis-atracurium, vecuronium, and rocuron- ium. Each of these agents has an onset of action of between 1 and 3 min, and duration of action of roughly 30- 60 min.
Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley, 2007
9
Pediatric Anesthesia
atracurium are required approximately every 15 minutes to maintain a deep surgical relaxation. Atracurium is an agent that may produce histamine liberation. The greater the bolus dose and the quicker it is administered, the more histamine is ...
Bruno Bissonnette, 2011
10
Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
Repeated doses do not tend to be cumulative, so neuromuscular blockade is sometimes maintained via continuous intravenous infusion. Atracurium is unique in that almost half of it is degraded by Hofmann elimination and nonspecific ester  ...
William J. Tranquilli, John C. Thurmon, Kurt A. Grimm, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATRACURIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term atracurium is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Death Penalty Pharmacology
Because it has a little effect on blood pressure, it became the most used muscle relaxant for a period of time, later being replaced by atracurium ... «Science 2.0, Jun 15»
2
Check out: Top 10 stocks of the day
Aurobindo Pharma has the entire space of recent delivery base buying. With injectables like Revatio, Atracurium Besylate and generic cefixime ... «Moneycontrol.com, May 15»
3
Citi bullish on Aurobindo Pharma; says stock can re-rate
Aurobindo received three approvals in the last two weeks. Two are for injectables (Revatio, Atracurium Besylate), filed from Unit IV, while the ... «Moneycontrol.com, Apr 15»
4
Mixing medicines: how to ensure patient safety
Atracurium and high pH solutions. High pH solutions. Incompatible with high pH solutions, must be administered separately to drugs with high ... «The Pharmaceutical Journal, Apr 15»
5
Aurobindo gets USFDA nod for Atracurium Besylate injections
NEW DELHI: Drug major Aurobindo Pharma has received final approval from the US health regulator to manufacture and market Atracurium ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
6
Warburg Pincus stake
"The company has received the final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration to manufacture and market Atracurium Besylate ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Apr 15»
7
Top corporate news of the day - April 10, 2015
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has received final approvals from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Atracurium ... «Indiainfoline, Apr 15»
8
Aurobindo, Plethico rally post settlement over Natrol USA
Meanwhile, Aurobindo has received final approvals from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Atracurium ... «Moneycontrol.com, Apr 15»
9
Sagent Pharmaceuticals Voluntarily Recalls Atracurium Besylate …
Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc., announced a voluntary nationwide recall of two lots of Atracurium Besylate Injection, USP, 50 mg/5 mL ... «Anesthesiology News, Feb 15»
10
Sagent shifts production in-house after US FDA concerns about …
Sagent announced it had transferred production of Atracurium Besylate – an injectable agent used during surgery – to its own facility last night, ... «In-PharmaTechnologist.com, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Atracurium [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/atracurium>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z