curarize

[kyoo-rahr-ahyz, koo-, kyoo r-uh-rahyz, koo r-]

verb (used with object), cu·ra·rized, cu·ra·riz·ing.

to administer curare to, as in vivisection.

Also especially British, cu·ra·rise.

Origin of curarize

First recorded in 1870–75; curar(e) + -ize

Related formscu·ra·ri·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for curarize

curarize

curarise

verb

(tr) to paralyse or treat with curare

Derived Formscurarization or curarisation, noun

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curarize in Medicine

curarize

[ku-rä′rīz′, kyu-]

v.

To poison with curare.

To treat a person with curare so as to relax the skeletal muscles.

Related formscu•ra′ri•za′tion (-rĭ-zā′shən) n.