succinylcholine

IPA/ˌsʌk.sɪ.nɪlˈkəʊ.liːn/
IPA/ˌsʌk.sə.nəlˈkoʊ.liːn/

succinylcholine — 名詞

1. a medicine given through a needle that stops the muscles from moving for a short

1.名詞
釋義

琥珀醯膽鹼

手術時讓肌肉暫時鬆弛的藥

a medicine given through a needle that stops the muscles from moving for a short time, so a patient lies still during an operation

例句

Before the operation, Dr. Folake Adeyemi gave the patient succinylcholine through a small needle.

手術前,Folake Adeyemi 醫師用細針為病人注射琥珀醯膽鹼。

give + patient + succinylcholine: a drug given by injection

Succinylcholine stopped Hugo's muscles from moving, so the surgeon could work without any shaking.

琥珀醯膽鹼讓 Hugo 的肌肉無法動彈,外科醫師才能毫無顫動地動刀。

subject of a clause: the drug acts on the muscles

常見搭配
  • dose of succinylcholine
  • give succinylcholine
同義詞
  • muscle relaxant

    broader term for any drug that relaxes muscles; succinylcholine is one kind

用法筆記

Uncountable noun, so it takes no plural form; an amount is expressed with a phrase such as dose of succinylcholine.

常見錯誤

The nurse prepared two succinylcholines.
The nurse prepared two doses of succinylcholine.
the word is uncountable, so count the doses, not the drug.