phencyclidine

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P0239800 (fĕn-sī′klĭ-dēn′, -dĭn, -sĭk′lĭ-)n. A drug, C₁₇H₂₅N, used in veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and illegally as a hallucinogen; PCP.

[phen(o)- + cycl(o)- + -id(e) + -ine.]

phencyclidine

(fɛnˈsɪklɪˌdiːn) n (Pharmacology) See PCP

phen•cy•cli•dine

(fɛnˈsaɪ klɪˌdin, -ˈsɪk lɪ-)

n. an anesthetic drug, C₁₇H₂₅N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used as an illicit hallucinogen. Also called PCP. [1955–60; phen- + cycl (ic) + -idine]

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phencyclidine - a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogenangel dust, phencyclidine hydrochloride, PCPhallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug - a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences

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phencyclidine

[‚fen·ə′sī·klə‚dēn] (pharmacology) C₁₇H₂₅N An addicting drug originally used as an intravenous anesthetic that was subsequently removed from medical use in humans because it produces hallucinations and delusions. It has been illegally manufactured and sold on the street, sometimes causing serious adverse reactions. Also known as angel dust; PCP.

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phencyclidine

[fen-si´klĭ-dēn] a central nervous system depressant, introduced as an anesthetic in the early 1950s but later abandoned because of unpredictable side effects such as agitation, disorientation, and hallucination. The drug is easily synthesized by anyone with a basic knowledge of chemistry and has become one of the drugs most frequently used by drug abusers. (See drug abuse.) It has a variety of street names, including “angel dust,” “animal tranquilizer,” “PCP,” “peace pill,” “crystal joints,” and “peace weed,” with the name often reflecting the form in which it is taken. It can be smoked, “snorted” through the nose, ingested, or taken intravenously. There is always danger from the poor and erratic quality of the product illegally sold on the streets. It can produce a schizophrenia-like syndrome, neurologic and cognitive dysfunction, coma, convulsions, and respiratory arrest.

phen·cy·cli·dine (PCP),

(fen-sī'kli-dēn), A substance of abuse, used for its hallucinogenic properties, which can produce profound psychological and behavioral disturbances; its hydrochloride has analgesic and anesthetic properties.

phencyclidine

(fĕn-sī′klĭ-dēn′, -dĭn, -sĭk′lĭ-)n. A drug, C₁₇H₂₅N, used in veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and illegally as a hallucinogen; PCP.

phencyclidine

PCP, 'angel dust' Substance abuse A recreational hallucinogen with major side effects–neurologic dysfunction, with schizophrenia-like behavior, analgesia, dysarthria, nystagmus, ataxia, seizures, delirium, coma, GI Sx, ↑ BP, temperature, ↓ pulmonary function

phencyclidine

A drug of abuse, commonly known as ANGEL DUST. Also known as PCP.

phen·cy·cli·dine

(PCP) (fen-sī'kli-dēn) Substance of abuse, used for its hallucinogenic properties, which can produce profound psychological and behavioral disturbances.

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noun a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians

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