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单词 thiopentone
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Definition of thiopentone in English:

thiopentone

noun ˌθʌɪə(ʊ)ˈpɛntəʊnˌTHīōˈpentōn
mass nounBritish Medicine
  • A sulphur-containing barbiturate drug used as a general anaesthetic and hypnotic, and (reputedly) as a truth drug.

    North American term thiopental
    Also called Pentothal (a trademark)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The systemic kinetics of thiopentone were little affected by halothane anaesthesia.
    • In most respects thiopentone seems to be comparable to its younger competitors.
    • I have injected the antibiotic cefuroxime, thinking it was the anaesthetic thiopentone.
    • Inhibition of neutrophil respiratory burst and chemotaxis in vitro by thiopentone but not methohexitone
    • The use of induction agents, such as thiopentone, and muscle relaxants when a patient's airway reflexes are still present, can counteract these effects.
    • Comparative evaluation of propanidid with thiopentone as an anaesthetic agent for electro-convulsive therapy.

Origin

1940s: from thio- + a contraction of pentobarbitone.

 
 

Definition of thiopentone in US English:

thiopentone

nounˌTHīōˈpentōn
British Medicine
  • A sulfur-containing barbiturate drug used as a general anesthetic and hypnotic, and (reputedly) as a truth drug; thiopental.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I have injected the antibiotic cefuroxime, thinking it was the anaesthetic thiopentone.
    • In most respects thiopentone seems to be comparable to its younger competitors.
    • Comparative evaluation of propanidid with thiopentone as an anaesthetic agent for electro-convulsive therapy.
    • Inhibition of neutrophil respiratory burst and chemotaxis in vitro by thiopentone but not methohexitone
    • The systemic kinetics of thiopentone were little affected by halothane anaesthesia.
    • The use of induction agents, such as thiopentone, and muscle relaxants when a patient's airway reflexes are still present, can counteract these effects.

Origin

1940s: from thio- + a contraction of pentobarbital.

 
 
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