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succinylcholine
(suc¦cinyl|cho¦line)
Pronunciation:
/ˌsʌksɪnʌɪlˈkəʊliːn/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
a synthetic compound used as a short-acting muscle relaxant and local anaesthetic. It is an ester of choline with succinic acid.
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