anesthetic gases and volatile anesthetic agents

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• anesthesia — /an euhs thee zheuh/, n. 1. Med. general or local insensibility, as to pain and other sensation, induced by certain interventions or drugs to permit the performance of surgery or other painful procedures. 2. Pathol. general loss of the senses of… …   Universalium

• oxide — oxidic /ok sid ik/, adj. /ok suyd, sid/, n. Chem. a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms. Also, oxid /ok sid/. [1780 90; < F (now oxyde), b. oxygène and acide. See OXYGEN, ACID] * * * I Any of a large and… …   Universalium

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• amine — aminic /euh mee nik, euh min ik/, adj. aminity /euh min i tee/, n. /euh meen , am in/, n. Chem. any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups. [1860 65; AM(MONIUM) + INE2] * * *… …   Universalium

• Catheter — disassembled In medicine, a catheter (pronounced /ˈkæθɪtər/) is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage, administration of fluids or gases, or access by surgical instruments. The… …   Wikipedia