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curare
noun cu·ra·re \kyu̇-ˈrär-ē, ku̇-\
Definition of CURARE
: a dried aqueous extract especially of a vine (as Strychnos toxifera of the family Loganiaceae or Chondodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) used by South American Indians to poison arrow tips and in medicine to produce muscular relaxation
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cu·ra·re also cu·ra·ri \kyu̇-ˈrär-ē, ku̇-\
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Origin of CURARE
Portuguese & Spanish curare, from Carib kurari
First Known Use: 1777
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curare
noun cu·ra·re
Medical Definition of CURARE
: a dried aqueous extract especially of a vine (as Strychnos toxifera of the family Loganiaceae or Chondodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) that produces muscle relaxation and is used in arrow poisons by South American Indians—compare tubocurarine
Variants of CURARE
cu·ra·re also cu·ra·ri \k(y)u̇-ˈrär-ē\
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