curare

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基本释义

The modern clinical use of curare probably dates from 1932.

箭毒的现代临床应用可追溯至1932年.

辞典例句

It is a curare alkaloid derived from the South American plant.

它是箭毒碱,提取自一种南美产的植物.

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Noun

1. a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; used by South American indians as an arrow poison;
"curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction"