pancuronium

English

Chemical structure of pancuronium

Etymology

From p(iperidine) +‎ an(drostane) +‎ -curonium (“neuromuscular blocking agent”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpæŋ.kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.əm/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpæŋ.kjəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/
Rhymes: -əʊniəm

Noun

pancuronium (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A synthetic steroid which is used as a neuromuscular blocking agent.
- 2001, Michael P. Eaton, Peter L. Bailey, Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Anesthetics, Fawzy G. Estafanous, Paul G. Barash, J. G. Reves (editors), Cardiac Anesthesia: Principles and Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition, page 305,
  Pancuronium bromide has been used frequently for muscle relaxation during cardiac anesthesia and has been reported to provide superior hemodynamics compared with vecuronium (171) or with metocurine or metocurine-pancuronium combinations.
- 2007 March 2, Adam Liptak, “Florida Panel Urges Steps for Painless Executions”, in New York Times‎:
  The second chemical is pancuronium bromide, a relative of curare.
- 2009, Charles J. Coté, Jerrold Lerma, Robert M. Ward, Ralph A. Lugo, Nishan Goudzougian, Chapter 6: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Children, Charles J. Coté, Jerrold Lerman, I. David Todres (editors), A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, page 131,
  The only long-acting relaxant that is still used in some institutions is pancuronium.

Derived terms

pancuronium bromide

References

“pancuronium”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“pancuronium”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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