ketamine

[ kee-tuh-meen, -min ]
/ ˈki təˌmin, -mɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for ketamine

ketamine
/ (ˈkɛtəmiːn) /

noun

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

Medical definitions for ketamine

ketamine
[ kētə-mēn′ ]

n.

A general anesthetic given intravenously or intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride that produces catatonia and profound analgesia with little relaxation of the skeletal muscles.

Scientific definitions for ketamine

ketamine
[ kētə-mēn′ ]

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.