relaxantadj.n.

Brit.

/rᵻˈlaksnt/, U.S.

/rəˈlæks(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin relaxant-, relaxāns, relaxāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin relaxant-, relaxāns, present participle of relaxāre relax v. Compare Middle French relaxant (1575 in Paré), Catalan relaxant (15th cent.).

Chiefly Medicine and Physiology.

A. adj.

That causes relaxation, esp. of muscles; of or relating to relaxation. Cf. muscle relaxant adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective] > purgative

outrunningeOE

laxativea1398

purgativea1398

openinga1400

abstersive?a1425

purging?c1425

solublec1503

minorative1543

purgy1562

relaxing1562

solutive1564

benedict1576

aperitive1582

scouring1597

apertive1605

dejective1605

relaxative1611

subductory1620

calastic1621

aperient1626

cathartic1639

dejectory1640

relaxant1651

spurginga1652

cathartical1656

anastomotic1657

ecphractic1657

ecphractical1657

rhyptical1657

rhyptic1659

loosening1665

eccathartic1681

fluxing1702

chalastic1704

loosinga1722

hypactic1753

evacuatory1789

evacuant1800

relaxatory1925

1651 P. Armin tr. F. Glisson et al. Treat. Rickets vii. 64 In like manner the parts are loosned by relaxant baths, and together they become more slippery.

1724 J. Delacoste tr. H. Boerhaave Aphorisms (new ed.) 64 Ward it from all moist, relaxant, or oleous Bodies.

1771 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. (1777) I. 129 When received into the stomach it is highly debilitating and relaxant.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 351 Where the pain and tension are very distressing, relaxant cataplasms are generally adviseable.

1941 S. Selden Stage in Action iii. 47 The alternating constrictive and relaxant behavior of the locomotor muscles.

1960 Harper's Bazaar July 21/2 A beauty salon..has become a morale-boosting relaxant centre.

2000 J. Mann Murder, Magic, & Med. (rev. ed.) iv. 209 It had been shown to have a relaxant effect on various types of smooth muscle.

B. n.

A relaxant drug, treatment, etc. Cf. muscle relaxant n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > other miscellaneous treatments

majoration1626

relaxant1661

diaeresis1706

blistering1711

Perkinism1798

tranquillizing1801

tractoration1803

tractorism1827

moxibustion1833

traction1841

remediation1850

moxocausis1857

bed-rest1872

aerotherapeutics1876

aerotherapy1876

metallotherapy1877

block1882

counter-irritation1882

bacteriotherapy1886

mechanotherapy1890

mobilization1890

seismotherapy1901

bacterization1902

replacement therapy1902

biotherapy1912

occupational therapy1915

protein therapy1917

psychophysicotherapeutics1922

recovery programme1922

plombage1933

bacteriostasis1936

oestrogenization1960

hyperalimentation1962

vegetablization1963

pain management1966

palliative care1967

gene therapy1970

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > drug producing relaxation

relaxant1898

muscle relaxant1949

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 344 If there be a convulsion, it's to be cured by relaxants and humectants.

1716 Pharmacopœiæ Radcliffeanæ 23 As an Emollient, Relaxant, and Opiate, it gives Ease to the Over-distension.

1832 J. Thomson Acct. Life W. Cullen I. 406 He considered the practice of warm bathing the most powerful Emollient and the most considerable Relaxant.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 996 In such cases good may result from the administration of arterial relaxants.

1954 Anaesthesia 9 96 The development of a technique utilising the short acting relaxant suxamethonium chloride.

1994 H. Holland Born in Soweto vi. 122 Hair ‘saloons’..are advertised outside many houses. As plentiful as shebeens, they specialise in hair ‘relaxants’.

2002 Mirror 18 Mar. 32/5 Alcohol can cause violent tendencies, but cannabis is a relaxant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relaxant
释义	relaxantadj.n. Brit. /rᵻˈlaksnt/, U.S. /rəˈlæks(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin relaxant-, relaxāns, relaxāre. Etymology: < classical Latin relaxant-, relaxāns, present participle of relaxāre relax v. Compare Middle French relaxant (1575 in Paré), Catalan relaxant (15th cent.). Chiefly Medicine and Physiology. A. adj. That causes relaxation, esp. of muscles; of or relating to relaxation. Cf. muscle relaxant adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [adjective] > purgative outrunningeOE laxativea1398 purgativea1398 openinga1400 abstersive?a1425 purging?c1425 solublec1503 minorative1543 purgy1562 relaxing1562 solutive1564 benedict1576 aperitive1582 scouring1597 apertive1605 dejective1605 relaxative1611 subductory1620 calastic1621 aperient1626 cathartic1639 dejectory1640 relaxant1651 spurginga1652 cathartical1656 anastomotic1657 ecphractic1657 ecphractical1657 rhyptical1657 rhyptic1659 loosening1665 eccathartic1681 fluxing1702 chalastic1704 loosinga1722 hypactic1753 evacuatory1789 evacuant1800 relaxatory1925 1651 P. Armin tr. F. Glisson et al. Treat. Rickets vii. 64 In like manner the parts are loosned by relaxant baths, and together they become more slippery. 1724 J. Delacoste tr. H. Boerhaave Aphorisms (new ed.) 64 Ward it from all moist, relaxant, or oleous Bodies. 1771 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. (1777) I. 129 When received into the stomach it is highly debilitating and relaxant. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 351 Where the pain and tension are very distressing, relaxant cataplasms are generally adviseable. 1941 S. Selden Stage in Action iii. 47 The alternating constrictive and relaxant behavior of the locomotor muscles. 1960 Harper's Bazaar July 21/2 A beauty salon..has become a morale-boosting relaxant centre. 2000 J. Mann Murder, Magic, & Med. (rev. ed.) iv. 209 It had been shown to have a relaxant effect on various types of smooth muscle. B. n. A relaxant drug, treatment, etc. Cf. muscle relaxant n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > other miscellaneous treatments majoration1626 relaxant1661 diaeresis1706 blistering1711 Perkinism1798 tranquillizing1801 tractoration1803 tractorism1827 moxibustion1833 traction1841 remediation1850 moxocausis1857 bed-rest1872 aerotherapeutics1876 aerotherapy1876 metallotherapy1877 block1882 counter-irritation1882 bacteriotherapy1886 mechanotherapy1890 mobilization1890 seismotherapy1901 bacterization1902 replacement therapy1902 biotherapy1912 occupational therapy1915 protein therapy1917 psychophysicotherapeutics1922 recovery programme1922 plombage1933 bacteriostasis1936 oestrogenization1960 hyperalimentation1962 vegetablization1963 pain management1966 palliative care1967 gene therapy1970 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > drug producing relaxation relaxant1898 muscle relaxant1949 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 344 If there be a convulsion, it's to be cured by relaxants and humectants. 1716 Pharmacopœiæ Radcliffeanæ 23 As an Emollient, Relaxant, and Opiate, it gives Ease to the Over-distension. 1832 J. Thomson Acct. Life W. Cullen I. 406 He considered the practice of warm bathing the most powerful Emollient and the most considerable Relaxant. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 996 In such cases good may result from the administration of arterial relaxants. 1954 Anaesthesia 9 96 The development of a technique utilising the short acting relaxant suxamethonium chloride. 1994 H. Holland Born in Soweto vi. 122 Hair ‘saloons’..are advertised outside many houses. As plentiful as shebeens, they specialise in hair ‘relaxants’. 2002 Mirror 18 Mar. 32/5 Alcohol can cause violent tendencies, but cannabis is a relaxant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1651
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