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

Upon closer inspection, however, they were found to contain ketamine.

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Jennifer Aniston offers a surprising reflection on ‘Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry almost two years after he died from the acute effects of ketamine use.

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One attendee this year, who asked to remain anonymous, said that this year, ketamine was a very popular drug at the festival.

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For the last weeks of her life, Natalie, now 44, watched her daughter writhing in agony as her bladder was stripped of its lining - a condition known as ketamine bladder syndrome.

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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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