halothane
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halothane (countable and uncountable, plural halothanes)
- (pharmacology) The halogenated hydrocarbon 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane that is used as an inhalational general anaesthetic.
- 1998, Thomas Markham Brown, Alan Stoudemire, Psychiatric Side Effects of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications:
- Hepatic injury due to halothane is well described and can be an indirect cause of encephalopathy.
References edit
- “halothane”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “halothane”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French edit
Noun edit
halothane m (plural halothanes)