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. ]
(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