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View synonyms for thiopental sodium

thiopental sodium

[ thahy-uh-pen-tl, -tal, -tawl, thahy- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.


thiopental sodium

/ ˌθaɪəʊˈpɛntæl /

noun

  1. a barbiturate drug used in medicine as an intravenous general anaesthetic. Formula: C 11 H 17 NaN 2 O 2 S Also calledSodium Pentothal See also truth drug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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They also utilized a thiopental sodium drip (a so-called truth serum).

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