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relaxant

[ri-lak-suhnt] / rɪˈlæk sənt /
NOUN
depressant
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Her doctor told her the problem was probably tied to some of her prescriptions, so she pulled back on taking the painkiller gabapentin and the muscle relaxant methocarbamol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

All received the same five-drug regimen: a drug that prevents nausea and vomiting, a sedative, fentanyl, propofol and a muscle relaxant.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

After two Samoan children died in 2018 from vaccines that nurses accidentally infused with muscle relaxant, the Samoan government suspended its vaccination program.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

Vaccine rates had plummeted after two children died in 2018 from a measles vaccine that a nurse had incorrectly mixed with a muscle relaxant.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

A relaxant had siphoned off my excess nervousness and the remaining anxiety drained away because my waiting was over.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann