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isoflurane

American

[ahy-soh-floor-eyn] / ˌaɪ soʊˈflʊər eɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.

Etymology

Origin of isoflurane

iso- + flu(o)r- + -ane

Example Sentences

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We still do not understand how it works, or why so many structurally unrelated chemicals – diethyl ether, chloroform, halothane, isoflurane, and even the inert noble gas xenon – all knock out animals equally well.

From Scientific American • Jan. 28, 2018

Before imaging, mice were anaesthetized by isoflurane inhalation, placed in a supine position, and their colons evacuated of stool using a gavage needle.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

Mice were anaesthetized by isoflurane inhalation and an abdominal incision site was shaved and prepped with betadine and alcohol.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

Rats were anaesthetized with 1–2% isoflurane in oxygen and placed in a stereotaxic apparatus.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

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