baclofen

noun

bac·lo·fen ˈbak-lō-ˌfen How to pronounce baclofen (audio)

: a gamma-aminobutyric acid analog C₁₀H₁₂ClNO₂ used as a relaxant of skeletal muscle especially in treating spasticity (as in multiple sclerosis)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web At issue is a drug called baclofen, a decades-old treatment for muscle spasms that is increasingly used in France on an off-label basis to help people control their drinking.

Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 June 2020 Oral meds, such as baclofen, cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and benzodiazepines like diazepam, are often required for generalized dystonia to reduce muscle spasm.

Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 9 Dec. 2019 Doctors hand out more than 8 million prescriptions of baclofen every year.

Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019 Garg and other doctors had started noticing that kidney patients on baclofen sometimes became disoriented and dazed.

Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019 The researchers pulled health data on nearly 16,000 older Ontario residents with chronic kidney disease who had been prescribed baclofen between 2007 and 2018.

Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from beta + chloro- + -fen, altered from phenyl, parts of the compound's systematic name

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

单词	baclofen
释义	baclofen noun bac·lo·fen ˈbak-lō-ˌfen : a gamma-aminobutyric acid analog C₁₀H₁₂ClNO₂ used as a relaxant of skeletal muscle especially in treating spasticity (as in multiple sclerosis) Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web At issue is a drug called baclofen, a decades-old treatment for muscle spasms that is increasingly used in France on an off-label basis to help people control their drinking. Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 June 2020 Oral meds, such as baclofen, cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and benzodiazepines like diazepam, are often required for generalized dystonia to reduce muscle spasm. Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 9 Dec. 2019 Doctors hand out more than 8 million prescriptions of baclofen every year. Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019 Garg and other doctors had started noticing that kidney patients on baclofen sometimes became disoriented and dazed. Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019 The researchers pulled health data on nearly 16,000 older Ontario residents with chronic kidney disease who had been prescribed baclofen between 2007 and 2018. Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019 Word History Etymology perhaps from beta + chloro- + -fen, altered from phenyl, parts of the compound's systematic name First Known Use 1971, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition baclofen noun bac·lo·fen ˈbak-lō-ˌfen : a gamma-aminobutyric acid analog C₁₀H₁₂ClNO₂ used as a relaxant of skeletal muscle especially in treating spasticity (as in multiple sclerosis)
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baclofen

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Medical Definition

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