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curariform

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English

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Etymology

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From curare +‎ -iform.

Adjective

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curariform (comparative more curariform, superlative most curariform)

  1. Resembling curare.
    • 1962, New and nonofficial drugs:
      With extremely large doses, the action of edrophonium becomes curariform and capable of potentiating rather than antagonizing the peripheral paralytic effect of curare.