ketamine

[ kee-tuh-meen, -min ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C13H16ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.

Origin of ketamine

1
First recorded in 1965–70; ket- + -amine

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British Dictionary definitions for ketamine

ketamine

/ (ˈkɛtəmiːn) /


noun
  1. a drug, chemically related to PCP, that is used in medicine as a general anaesthetic, being administered by injection; cyclohexylamine

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Scientific definitions for ketamine

ketamine

[ tə-mēn′ ]


  1. A general anesthetic given intravenously or intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride salt, used especially for minor surgical procedures in which skeletal muscle relaxation is not required.

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