Lipiodoln.
/lɪˈpʌɪədɒl/ Medicine.
A proprietary name of a liquid containing about 40% iodine which is obtained by treating poppy-seed oil with iodine and is used as a contrast medium in radiography.
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iodipin1899
Lipiodol1923
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1923 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 Aug. 174/1 Between 1 and 2 c.cm. of lipiodol is injected into the spinal theca through a suboccipital puncture.
1925 Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 May 1096 Lipiodol... A pharmaceutical preparation for human use. Laurent Lafay,..Paris, France; chemist.
1928 F. G. Chandler & W. B. Wood Lipiodol in Diagn. Thoracic Dis. i. 1 The properties of lipiodol are opacity to the X-rays, a high specific gravity, an absence of any irritating action on mucous membranes, a reputed antiseptic and analgesic action, lubrication, and so firm a combination of the iodine with the oil that none of the ordinary effects of iodine are experienced.
1972 Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica CXXXVIII. 481/1 Oily contrast medium (lipiodol) injections from 10 to 30 ml were given in an attempt to demonstrate tumours..in the liver.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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