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Meaning of "relaxant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RELAXANT

relaxant  [rɪˈlæksənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELAXANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Relaxant can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RELAXANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Muscle relaxant

A muscle relaxant is a drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate symptoms such as muscle spasms, pain, and hyperreflexia. The term "muscle relaxant" is used to refer to two major therapeutic groups: neuromuscular blockers and spasmolytics. Neuromuscular blockers act by interfering with transmission at the neuromuscular end plate and have no central nervous system activity. They are often used during surgical procedures and in intensive care and emergency medicine to cause temporary paralysis. Spasmolytics, also known as "centrally acting" muscle relaxants, are used to alleviate musculoskeletal pain and spasms and to reduce spasticity in a variety of neurological conditions. While both neuromuscular blockers and spasmolytics are often grouped together as muscle relaxants, the term is commonly used to refer to spasmolytics only.

Definition of relaxant in the English dictionary

The definition of relaxant in the dictionary is a drug or agent that relaxes, esp one that relaxes tense muscles. Other definition of relaxant is of, relating to, or tending to produce relaxation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RELAXANT


absent
ˈæbsənt
accent
ˈæksənt
adjacent
əˈdʒeɪsənt
adolescent
ˌædəˈlɛsənt
crescent
ˈkrɛsənt
decent
ˈdiːsənt
docent
ˈdəʊsənt
fluorescent
ˌflʊəˈrɛsənt
incandescent
ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt
indecent
ɪnˈdiːsənt
innocent
ˈɪnəsənt
lucent
ˈluːsənt
magnificent
mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt
maleficent
məˈlɛfɪsənt
passant
ˈpæsənt
puissant
ˈpjuːɪsənt
recent
ˈriːsənt
reminiscent
ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsənt
translucent
trænzˈluːsənt
Vincent
ˈvɪnsənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RELAXANT

relativitist
relativity
relativization
relativize
relator
relatum
relaunch
relaunder
relax
relaxable
relaxation
relaxation oscillator
relaxative
relaxed
relaxedly
relaxedness
relaxer
relaxin
relaxing
relay

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELAXANT

assistant
cant
constant
consultant
elegant
enfant
giant
grant
important
infant
instant
irrelevant
meant
on the instant
pendant
plant
relevant
restaurant
significant
want

Synonyms and antonyms of relaxant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «relaxant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELAXANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

松弛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relajante
570 millions of speakers

English

relaxant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आराम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرخي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

релаксант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relaxante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

relaxant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

relaxant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Relaxant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beruhigungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弛緩薬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이완
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Relaxant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giãn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தளர்த்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आरामदायी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gevşetici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rilassante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwiotczający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

релаксант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

relaxant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυοχαλαρωτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spierverslapper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

relaxant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

relaxant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of relaxant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELAXANT»

The term «relaxant» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.869 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELAXANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «relaxant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «relaxant» 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 relaxant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELAXANT»

Discover the use of relaxant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to relaxant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kava: Nature's Relaxant for Anxiety, Stress and Pain
It clarifies how KAVA works, its effects upon the body and its applications as a natural substitute for aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
Hasnain Walji, 1997
2
Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines - Molecular ...
Skeletal muscle and carotid stimulant 1658. Skeletal muscle inhibitor 3502, 3907. Skeletal muscle relaxant 824, 3218, 7523, 9631, 20732, 22091. Smell of cedar 19303. Smooth muscle, bladder smooth muscle relaxant 16189, 16190, 16191, ...
Jiaju Zhou, Guirong Xie, Xinjian Yan, 2011
3
The Anesthesia Fact Book: Everything You Need To Know Before ...
Which Muscles Do the Muscle Relaxants Work On? Muscle-relaxant drugs work only on your voluntary muscles. If muscle-relaxant drugs worked on all types of muscles in the body, then your heart would stop, because the heart is also a ...
Frank Sweeny, 2008
4
Anesthesia Secrets
How might relaxant activity be terminated? There may be competitive agonism at the NMJ, as when acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are administered to prevent metabolism of ACh, increasing the concentration of ACh at the NMJ. Alternatively  ...
James Duke, 2011
5
WHO Model Formulary 2008
... Amikacin Enhanced effects of alcuronium Carbamazepine Antagonism of muscle relaxant effect (recovery from neuromuscular blockade accelerated) * Clindamycin Enhanced muscle relaxant effect * Gentamicin Enhanced muscle relaxant ...
Mark C. Stuart, Maria Kouimtzi, Suzanne Hill, 2009
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Airway Smooth Muscle: Modulation of Receptors and Response
Relaxation of airway smooth muscle is an important antiasthmatic effect of p- adreno- receptor agonists and mefhylxanthines, such as theophyline.71 The smooth-muscle relaxant properties of these agents are often determined in isolated ...
Devendra K. Agrawal, Robert G. Townley, 1990
7
Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage
Carrot seed Muscle relaxant, soothing agent, skin conditioner Cedarwood Antiseptic, skin conditioner, deodorant, soothing agent Clary sage Skin conditioner, astringent, soothing agent,muscle relaxant. Donotuseif client is pregnant or drinks ...
Sandy Fritz, 2013
8
Pediatric Anesthesia
First, spontaneous recovery allows the muscle relaxant molecules to become metabolized, redistributed, or excreted, whereas the amount of acetylcholine remains “constant” around the neuromuscular junction. This process can take a long ...
Bruno Bissonnette, 2011
9
Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
Examples of the evoked muscle response to supramaximal stimulation before and after administration of a muscle relaxant are presented in Fig. 15.8. Partial neuromuscular block with depolarizing and nondepolarizing relaxants modifies the ...
William J. Tranquilli, John C. Thurmon, Kurt A. Grimm, 2013
10
Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry
... (458) fingolimod multiple sclerosis 2010 46 (468) afloqualone muscle relaxant 1983 19 (313) eperisone hydrochloride muscle relaxant 1983 19 (318) tiropramide hydrochloride muscle relaxant 1983 19 (324) tizanidine muscle relaxant 1984 ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELAXANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term relaxant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In pictures: My natural hair journey
When Fify Loewen, a photographer from Botswana, decided to stop putting chemical relaxant on her hair, she had to confront the perception that natural hair is ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Antiseptique, digestif, relaxant : les bienfaits du miel
FRANCE 3 NORD PAS-DE-CALAIS. Chaque jeudi dans Nord-Pas-de-Calais Matin, l'émission d'info-service sur France 3, un producteur vient présenter un ... «Francetv info, Jun 15»
3
Patent claim over Perrigo muscle relaxant label revived, for now
A U.S. appeals court has vacated a lower court's ruling that Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc, now Perrigo Co Plc, did not infringe a patent held by rival Classen ... «Reuters, May 15»
4
Baton Rouge police: Woman arrested after driving while high on …
Baton Rouge police arrested a woman accused of driving while high on a muscle relaxant with three small children in the back seat of her car Sunday afternoon. «The Advocate, Apr 15»
5
Patient at Cavan hospital given ECT without proper medication
The anaesthetist failed to administer the required muscle relaxant medication before one of the treatment sessions. The medical record stated that the patient ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
6
CES 2015 – Melomind, un casque relaxant qui agit directement sur …
Le fabricant français myBrain Technologies présente au CES 2015 le Melomind, un casque dont la fonction première consiste à gérer le stress de son utilisateur ... «Le Soir, Jan 15»
7
Muscle Relaxant May Hold Key to Diabetes Cure
Researchers at Washington University's School of Medicine have shown that a drug called Dantrolene can prevent death of insulin producing cells, thereby ... «Counsel & Heal, Nov 14»
8
Muscle relaxant may treat rare form of diabetes, scientists find
A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant may help treat a rare form of diabetes, ... Dantrolene, the muscle relaxant, blocked that enzyme and prevented brain cell ... «Fox News, Nov 14»
9
Muscle relaxant may be viable treatment for rare form of diabetes
A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant may be an effective treatment for a rare but devastating form of diabetes, researchers at Washington University School ... «Washington University in St. Louis News, Nov 14»
10
Muscle relaxant may be viable treatment for Wolfram syndrome …
A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant may be an effective treatment for a rare but devastating form of diabetes, researchers at Washington University School ... «Medical Xpress, Nov 14»

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