methocarbamol

n. a member of a group of centrally acting muscle relaxants used as an adjunctive agent in the management of musculoskeletal pain. Because methocarbamol does not directly reduce skeletal muscle tension, its therapeutic action is thought to be due to its sedative or CNS depressant properties. It is available in tablet and injectable forms. U.S. trade name: Robaxin.

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December 20th 2024

latency stage

in classical psychoanalytic theory, the stage of psychosexual development in which overt sexual interest is sublimated and the child’s attention is focused on skills and peer activities with members of his or her own sex. This stage is posited to last from the resolution of the Oedipus complex, at about age 6, to the onset of puberty. Also called latency; latency period; latency phase; latent stage.