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noun
Any drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: relaxant
Narrower terms: benzodiazepine, cyclobenzaprine, Flexeril, methocarbamol, Robaxin, orphenadrine, Norflex, papaverine, Kavrin, procyclidine, Kemadrin, succinylcholine, gallamine, Flaxedil
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