orphenadrine

n. an anticholinergic drug used in the treatment of drug-induced parkinsonian symptoms, such as those produced by conventional antipsychotics, and for the relief of localized muscle spasms (see muscle relaxant). Orphenadrine is sold in combination with analgesics (e.g., with aspirin and caffeine as Norgesic in the United States). U.S. trade name: Norflex.

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November 16th 2024

chromatid

n. in cell division, one of the two duplicate, filamentlike subunits, joined at the centromere, that make up a chromosome and then separate, each going to a different pole of the dividing cell to become a new chromosome in one of the daughter cells.