curarization

curarization
Induction of muscular relaxation or paralysis by the administration of curare or related compounds that have the ability to block nerve impulse transmission at the myoneural junction.

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cu·rar·iza·tion (koo″rah-rĭ-zaґshən) administration of curare until the physiologic effect of the drug is produced.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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