(from the article `drug`) Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs, of which succinylcholine is the only important example, act in a more complicated way than ...
<drug> Cholinergic antagonist and therefore a skeletal muscle relaxant. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(suk″sĭ-nәl-ko´lēn) a neuromuscular blocking agent used as the chloride salt to aid in such procedures as endotracheal intubation and endoscopy, as an adjunct to surgical anesthesia, and in convulsive therapy; administered intramuscularly or intravenously.
Cholinergic antagonist and therefore a skeletal muscle relaxant.
Type: Term Pronunciation: sŭk′si-nil-kō′lēn Definitions: 1. A neuromuscular relaxant with short duration of action that characteristically first depolarizes the motor endplate (phase I block) but is often later associated with a curarelike, nondepolarizing neuromuscular block (phase II block); used to produce relaxation f...
a short-acting muscle relaxant
[n] - a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures
noun a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures