"train-of-four" meaning in English

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Adjective

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 Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-train-of-four-en-adj-h8iqZpLl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun

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 Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-train-of-four-en-noun-G9hnw~q~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: medicine, sciences

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