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| Domain | Definition |
Health | The intentional interruption of transmission at the neuromuscular junction by external agents, usually neuromuscular blocking agents. It is distinguished from nerve block in which nerve conduction is interrupted rather than neuromuscular transmission. Neuromuscular blockade is commonly used to produce muscle relaxation as an adjunct to anesthesia during surgery and other medical procedures. It is also often used as an experimental manipulation in basic research. It is not strictly speaking anesthesia but is grouped here with anesthetic techniques. The failure of neuromuscular transmission as a result of pathological processes is not included here. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE |
| Specialty definitions using "NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE": Benzethonium ♦ Ciguatoxin ♦ Pralidoxime Compounds. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | However, coincident administration of agents known to potentiate neuromuscular blockade such as aminoglycosides, should be avoided. (references) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
neuromuscular blockade | 5 |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 45 55 52 4F 4D 55 53 43 55 4C 41 52 42 4C 4F 43 4B 41 44 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01000101 01010101 01010010 01001111 01001101 01010101 01010011 01000011 01010101 01001100 01000001 01010010 00100000 01000010 01001100 01001111 01000011 01001011 01000001 01000100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N E U R O M U S C U L A R   B L O C K A D E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0045 0055 0052 004F 004D 0055 0053 0043 0055 004C 0041 0052 0042 004C 004F 0043 004B 0041 0044 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4839555249475553375546355223646493745353839 |
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