释义 |
curare/kjʊˈrɑ:ri/n. a resinous bitter substance prepared from S. American plants of the genera Strychnos and Chondodendron, paralysing the motor nerves, used by American Indians to poison arrows and blowpipe darts, and formerly used as a muscle relaxant in surgery 箭毒(一种用南美洲马钱子和箭毒素属植物制取的树脂状毒汁,可麻痹运动神经,美洲印第安人用以浸制毒箭和吹管飞镖,以前用作外科手术中的肌肉松弛剂) [Carib] |