Halothane Definition

hălə-thān
noun
A nonexplosive liquid, CF3CHBrCl, whose vapor is inhaled to produce general anesthesia.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane that is used as an inhalational general anaesthetic.

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Other Word Forms of Halothane

Noun

Singular:
halothane
Plural:
halothanes

Origin of Halothane

  • halo– (e)thane

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Halothane Sentence Examples

  • The charming lady anesthetist in Tartu was the only person who I met who used halothane during general anesthesia for Caesarean Section.

  • A common arrangement is to have two draw-over vaporizers in series containing halothane and trichloroethylene, with the halothane nearest the patient.

  • We give it from a Goldman halothane vaporizer in series with a halothane vaporizer in series with a halothane vaporizer, using a gauze in the bowl to increase evaporation.

  • Rarely hepatic dysfunction (sometimes known as " halothane hepatitis ") is diagnosed when other causes of hepatic impairment have been excluded.

  • An inhalational induction of anesthesia is usually very easy to perform with halothane which is not irritating to the airway.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAL

Words Ending With

ENEANE

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