avertin

See also: Avertin

English

Etymology

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Noun

avertin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology, organic chemistry) Synonym of tribromoethanol.
   • 1951 March, J. H. Lehmann, A. D. Johnson, W. C. Bridges, J. Michel, D. M. Green, “Cardiac Catheterization—A Diagnostic Aid in Congenital Heart Disease”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 3, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 171:

     It may be useful to re-emphasize a few factors most essential for a valid and safe catheterization: […] 4. Avertin, drug of choice, for anaesthesia of children under the age of nine.

Anagrams

• air vent, tarvine