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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMuscle-relaxant
/ˈmʌs.əl rɪˈlæk.sənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A medication or substance that decreases skeletal muscle tone and is used to alleviate symptoms such as muscle spasms, pain, or hyperreflexia.
"The doctor prescribed a muscle-relaxant to help ease his severe lower back spasms."
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Having the medicinal property of relieving muscle tension or spasms.
"She applied a muscle-relaxant cream to her sore shoulders after the intense workout."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'muscle' (from Latin 'musculus', meaning 'little mouse') and 'relaxant' (from Latin 'relaxare', meaning 'to loosen or stretch out'). The compound term emerged in mid-20th-century medical terminology with the development of pharmacological agents designed to affect skeletal muscle function.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Muscle-relaxant" is said worldwide
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myorelaxant
Transliteration: /mi.ɔ.ʁɛɡ.zɑ̃/
"Le médecin lui a prescrit un myorelaxant pour son mal de dos."
Muskelrelaxans
Transliteration: /ˈmʊskəlʁelaˈksans/
"Das Muskelrelaxans half ihm, die schmerzhaften Krämpfe zu lösen."
miorilassante
Transliteration: /mi.o.ril.asˈsan.te/
"Il medico gli ha prescritto un miorilassante per i crampi muscolari."
relajante muscular
Transliteration: /re.laˈxan.te mus.kuˈlar/
"Tomó un relajante muscular para aliviar el dolor de espalda."
relaxante muscular
Transliteration: /ʁe.laˈʃɐ̃.tʃi mus.kuˈlaʁ/
"O médico receitou um relaxante muscular para a dor lombar."
मांसपेशियों को आराम देने वाली दवा
Transliteration: maanspeshiyon ko aaram dene wali dawa
"डॉक्टर ने पीठ दर्द के लिए एक मांसपेशी रक्षक दवा लिखी।"
肌肉松弛剂
Transliteration: jīròu sōngchíjì
"医生给她开了一些肌肉松弛剂来缓解背痛。"
근육이완제
Transliteration: geunyuk-iwanje
"의사는 허리 통증을 위해 근육이완제를 처방했다."
筋弛緩薬
Transliteration: kinshikan-yaku
"医師は腰痛のために筋弛緩薬を処方した。"
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