The intentional interruption of transmission at the neuromuscular junction by external agents, usually neuromuscular blocking agents. It is distinguished from nerve block in which nerve conduction is interrupted rather than neuromuscular transmission. Neuromuscular blockade is commonly used to produce muscle relaxation as an adjunct to anaesthesia ...
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a failure in neuromuscular transmission that can be induced pharmacologically or result from any of various disturbances at the neuromuscular junction. See also neuromuscular blocking agent.
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