anticurare

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noun

The ability of a drug to reverse the muscle paralysis produced by curare.

“Anticurare drugs include neostigmine, pyridostigmine, and edrophonium.”

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Meanings

nounanticurare (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableThe ability of a drug to reverse the muscle paralysis produced by curare.

    Anticurare drugs include neostigmine, pyridostigmine, and edrophonium.

Origin

From anti- + curare.

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APA

anticurare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticurare

MLA

“anticurare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticurare. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticurare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticurare.

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