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ketamine
This term refers to a specific chemical compound used in both legitimate medical settings and as a recreational drug. In a clinical context, it is discussed as a pharmaceutical agent, often associated with terms like anesthesia, sedation, or analgesia. The tone is neutral and technical.
When used in a social or legal context, the word carries a strong connotation of illicit substance abuse. It is frequently associated with terms like "club drug" or "dissociative," reflecting its psychological effects of detachment from the environment. As a chemical substance, it is treated as an uncountable mass noun; one does not typically refer to "ketamines" unless discussing different chemical variants or batches.
Meanings
A dissociative anesthetic drug used in human and veterinary medicine to induce a state of sedation and analgesia.
Examples
The veterinarian administered ketamine to sedate the dog before the procedure.
I wonder if this ketamine infusion will actually help my treatment resistant depression.
The surgeon decided to use ketamine as the primary anesthetic for the emergency surgery.
Police found a large quantity of ketamine hidden in the back of the car.
He was admitted to the ER after overdosing on ketamine at a party.
Wait, did you just say they are using ketamine for anesthesia in this clinic?
The patient experienced vivid hallucinations shortly after the ketamine was administered.
She felt a strange sense of detachment from her body due to the effects of ketamine.