ketamine

ketamine
A parenterally administered anesthetic that produces catatonia, profound analgesia, increased sympathetic activity, and little relaxation of skeletal muscles; side effect s include sialorrhea and occasional pronounced dysphoria, especially in adults; chemically related to phencyclidine (PCP), it can produce hallucinations.

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ke·ta·mine 'kēt-ə-.mēn n a general anesthetic that is administered intravenously and intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride C13H16ClNO·HCl

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n.
a drug used to produce anaesthesia, mainly in children. It is administered by injection. Trade name: Ketalar.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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