noun
- Plural of ketamine; a class of dissociative anesthetic drugs used in medical and veterinary practice, and sometimes misused as a recreational drug.
Usage: Medical/pharmaceutical term; Often used in clinical contexts
Examples
- Ketamines are commonly used in veterinary medicine for anesthesia.
- The hospital stocks several types of ketamines for surgical procedures.
- Researchers studied the effects of different ketamines on pain management.
- Ketamines have dissociative properties that distinguish them from other anesthetics.