train-of-four

English

Adjective

train-of-four (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Relating to a monitoring protocol for neuromuscular blockade, where the muscle response to four consecutive stimuli delivered along the path of a nerve is measured to determine the level of blockade.

   train-of-four stimulation

Noun

train-of-four (plural train-of-fours)

1. (medicine, informal) The neuromuscular blockade monitoring method described above.