"train-of-four" meaning in All languages combined

See train-of-four on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} train-of-four (not comparable)
  1. (medicine) Relating to a monitoring protocol for neuromuscular blockade, where the muscle response to four consecutive stimuli delivered along the path of a nerve is measured to determine the level of blockade. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-train-of-four-en-adj-h8iqZpLl Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun [English]

Forms: train-of-fours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} train-of-four (plural train-of-fours)
  1. (medicine, informal) The neuromuscular blockade monitoring method described above. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-train-of-four-en-noun-G9hnw~q~ Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Topics: medicine, sciences

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