mannitol
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- noun
- /ˈmænɪtɒl/
- Specialized
- Intravenous mannitol is often administered to reduce swelling in patients with brain injuries.
- mannitol administration
Examples
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She is in a coma right now, and her brain is swelling... but they're giving her Mannitol, which will reduce the inflammation.
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In addition, it is routine practice in our unit to use mannitol prior to aortic clamping and to run patients on low-dose dopamine.
Academic text (2007) -
I need the syringe labeled mannitol.
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The Mannitol isn't working, the shunt isn't working.
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Your Honor, this is the preliminary police toxicology report which says that the substance seized from my client was mannitol, a baby laxative.
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Treatment of myoglobinuria consisted of intravenous hydration and administration of mannitol and/or furosemide to prevent renal failure.
Academic text (1998) -
Intracranial pressure is reduced by hyperventilation, supplemented if necessary by mannitol diuresis or by the release of CSF through a tiny hole created in the temporal dura.
Academic text (2004) -
The doctor prescribed mannitol to promote urine excretion and prevent kidney damage.
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In cases of elevated intracranial pressure, mannitol can be administered to help draw fluid away from the brain.
Synonyms
A medicine used in hospitals to make the body pass more urine
Surface Forms
Morphology
mannitol = mannit + ol
The element 'mannit' is a technical combining form (not a standalone common English word) and '-ol' is a chemistry suffix for alcohols, so an average B1 learner could not derive 'a sugar alcohol' from the parts.
Etymology
Mannitol comes from manna, the name for a sweet tree sap once called 'food from heaven', plus the chemical ending -itol (from 'alcohol'), so the name tells you it is a sugar-like alcohol. That's why mannitol is used in medicine to pull water out of the body and help the body make more urine.