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curarization

 [koo″rar-ĭ-za´shun]
administration of curare (usually in the form of tubocurarine) to induce muscle relaxation.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

cu·ra·ri·za·tion

(kyū-rah'ri-zā'shŭn),
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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Atracurium is associated with postoperative residual curarization. Br J Anaesth 2002; 89:766-769.
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