muscle relaxant

noun

: a drug that relaxes muscles

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One of the nurses tried to cover up the error by fishing the empty bottle of the muscle relaxant out of the garbage and taking it home. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Beyond impaired sleep and a bad morning after, Zhou underscores that alcohol functions as a muscle relaxant. — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 19 June 2026 Shandor told me the Ukrainians were blindfolded, and that one was given an injection of a muscle relaxant designed to elicit information. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 The inclusion of magnesium, a natural muscle relaxant essential for regulating the nervous system, helps lower cortisol levels and ease muscle tension. — Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muscle relaxant

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“Muscle relaxant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscle%20relaxant. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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