ketamine

[kee-tuh-meen, -min]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.

ketamine

/ ˈkɛtəmiːn /

noun

1. a drug, chemically related to PCP, that is used in medicine as a general anaesthetic, being administered by injection; cyclohexylamine

ketamine

1. A general anesthetic given intravenously or intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride salt, used especially for minor surgical procedures in which skeletal muscle relaxation is not required.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketamine¹

First recorded in 1965–70; ket- + -amine

Example Sentences

Two days after the two lorries were stopped in the UK, Banks texted Burton to say her fingerprints were on the bags of ketamine.

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Experts are warning that some young people are taking dangerous amounts of ketamine not only due to its low price and ease of availability, but also because of the dissociative feelings it brings.

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“If you use too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done. I have a lot of work, I’m typically putting in 16-hour days,” he said.

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She pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

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A coroner has urged the government to reconsider the dangers of ketamine after a woman died from the effects of a 10-year habit.

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