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Record 1 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Arms Control
DEF

Counteracting the action of acetylcholine; used especially of drugs which block conduction at cholinergic nerve endings.

OBS

Used as an antidote to the muscarinic effects of nerve gas.

OBS

anticholinergic drug: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Contrôle des armements
DEF

Substance qui empêche l'acétylcholine d'activer certains types de récepteurs.

OBS

Agent incapacitant psychodysleptique sédatif.

OBS

anticholinergique : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz
  • Control de armamentos
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