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ketamine
[ kee-tuh-meen, -min ]
/ ˈki təˌmin, -mɪn /
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noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C13H16ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
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British Dictionary definitions for ketamine
ketamine
/ (ˈkɛtəmiːn) /
noun
a drug, chemically related to PCP, that is used in medicine as a general anaesthetic, being administered by injection; cyclohexylamine
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Scientific definitions for ketamine
ketamine
[ kē′tə-mēn′ ]
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.
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