See Also: Allomorph(medicine)
allomorph(dictionary)

pancuronium (iou) and Allomorph (medicine)


pancuronium (iou)



pancuronium noun. M20.
[from pan- of unkn. origin + CU(RARE + -ONIUM.]
Pharmacology. A steroid used as a neuromuscular blocking agent.
? A proprietary name for this drug is PAVULON.

Allomorph (medicine)


allomorph
<chemical> Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite.

A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite.

Origin: Gr. Other + form.

Source: Websters Dictionary