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tubocurarine

tu·bo·cu·rarine

UK/ˌtjuː.bə(ʊ)ˈkjʊə.ɹə.ɹiːn/ US/ˌtu.boʊ.kjʊˈɹɑɹ.ɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison

  • “curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction”
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Origin

From Latin tubus (“tube”) + curare + -ine.

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