phencyclidine /phen·cy·cli·dine/ (PCP) (fen-si´klĭ-dēn) a potent veterinary analgesic and anesthetic, used as a drug of abuse in the form of the hydrochloride salt; its abuse by humans may lead to serious psychological disturbances.
phencyclidine (fens
´klidēn´),
phencyclidine
phen·cy·cli·dine (f n-s  kl -d n , -dn, -skl-)n. Abbr. PCP A drug used as an anesthetic in veterinary medicine and illegally as a hallucinogen. |
phencyclidine (fens
´klidēn´),n an approved veterinary anesthetic. Illicitly, it is used as a hallucinogen. Also called
PCP, hog, or
peace pill.
PCP, hog, or
peace pill.
phencyclidine
a dissociative agent most used in nonhuman primates and other wild animals.
phencyclidine
PCP, 'angel dust' Substance abuse A recreational hallucinogen with major side effects–neurologic dysfunction, with schizophrenia-like behavior, analgesia, dysarthria, nystagmus, ataxia, seizures, delirium,
coma, GI Sx, ↑ BP, temperature, ↓ pulmonary function
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