suxamethonium
/ˌsʌksəmɪˈθəʊnɪəm
/noun
Another term for succinylcholine.There was another syringe labelled fentanyl that contained the suxamethonium....
- Fourteen syringes were not analysed because they contained drugs our laboratory could not analyse (succinylcholine (suxamethonium), ceftriaxone, and adenosine).
- After the operation, we continued to run a suxamethonium drip and to ventilate her: after 24 hours her heart stopped.
Origin
1950s: from sux- (representing the pronunciation of succ- in succinic acid) + methonium, a complex cation.