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neuromuscular blocking agent vs blocking agent

blocking agent vs neuromuscular blocking agent

neuromuscular blocking agent and blocking agent both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neuromuscular blocking agent Yes No No No
blocking agent Yes No No No
As nouns, blocking agent is a hypernym of neuromuscular blocking agent; that is, blocking agent is a word with a broader meaning than neuromuscular blocking agent:
  • neuromuscular blocking agent: a substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles
  • blocking agent: a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
Other hypernyms of neuromuscular blocking agent include blocker.
neuromuscular blocking agent (noun) blocking agent (noun)
a substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
Difference between neuromuscular blocking agent and blocking agent

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