pancuronium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpæŋ.kjəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/ (General-American)
- /ˌpæŋ.kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Indo-Aryanbor. Ancient Greek πέπερῐ (péperĭ)bor. Latin piper English -idine English p(iperidine) English an(drostane) English curare New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English -curonium English pancuronium From p(iperidine) + an(drostane) + -curonium (“neuromuscular blocking agent”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A synthetic steroid which is used as a neuromuscular blocking agent.
Pancuronium bromide has been used frequently for muscle relaxation during cardiac anesthesia and has been reported to provide superior hemodynamics compared with vecuronium (171) or with metocurine or metocurine-pancuronium combinations.
2001, Michael P. Eaton, Peter L. Bailey, “Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Anesthetics”, in Fawzy G. Estafanous, Paul G. Barash, J. G. Reves, editors, Cardiac Anesthesia: Principles and Clinical Practice, 2nd edition, page 305:The second chemical is pancuronium bromide, a relative of curare.
2007 March 2, Adam Liptak, “Florida Panel Urges Steps for Painless Executions”, in New York Times:The only long-acting relaxant that is still used in some institutions is pancuronium.
2009, Charles J. Coté, Jerrold Lerma, Robert M. Ward, Ralph A. Lugo, Nishan Goudzougian, “Chapter 6: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Children”, in Charles J. Coté, Jerrold Lerman, I. David Todres, editors, A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, page 131: