suxamethonium Pharm.
(ˌsʌksəmɪˈθəʊnɪəm)
[f. sux- + methonium.]
= succinylcholine. Also suxamethonium bromide, suxamethonium chloride, suxamethonium iodide.
| 1953 J. H. Gaddum Pharmacology (ed. 4) xi. 230 Suxamethonium iodide..also causes brief neuromuscular block. 1963 [see decamethonium]. 1977 Lancet 18 June 1305/2 Prolonged suxamethonium apnœa during a general anæsthetic occurred in a patient with Goodpasture's syndrome who had recently had plasmapheresis. |