(n)a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP, Syn.Ketalar, ketamine hydrochloride
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n. [ Perh. of Amer. Indian origin. ] (Zool.) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of inferior value, which in the autumn runs up all the larger rivers between San Francisco and Kamchatka. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]