"curare" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 箭毒

Definition

箭毒是一種從南美植物提取的毒藥，傳統上塗在箭矢或鏢上狩獵用以使動物癱瘓。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於生物學、醫學或歷史領域的專業詞彙。現代醫學中“箭毒”可指由此植物毒藥取得的肌肉鬆弛劑。日常會話極少用到。

Examples

Curare comes from rainforest plants.

**箭毒**來自雨林植物。

Native hunters used curare for hunting animals.

原住民獵人用**箭毒**來獵捕動物。

Curare can cause paralysis if it enters the body.

如果**箭毒**進入體內會導致癱瘓。

Scientists studied the effects of curare to develop anesthesia drugs.

科學家研究了**箭毒**的作用來開發麻醉藥物。

A dart tipped with curare quickly immobilized the animal.

沾有**箭毒**的鏢立刻讓動物無法動彈。

In modern hospitals, derivatives of curare are still used during surgery.

於現代醫院，**箭毒**衍生物仍被用於外科手術中。