EDROPHONIUM


Meaning of EDROPHONIUM in English

/ed'reuh foh"nee euhm/ , n. Pharm.

a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.

[ contr. of components of the chemical name ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .