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methoxyflurane

methoxyflurane

1 9.9
A liquid pain medicine you breathe in to relieve strong pain in emergencies
  • noun
  • /mɛˈθɒksɪˌflʊəreɪn/
  • UK
: metoxiflurano
  • The paramedic administered methoxyflurane to the patient to ease their severe pain during transport.

Examples

  • In emergency situations, methoxyflurane can quickly relieve pain for injured patients.

  • This protocol consisted of anesthetizing each mouse with inhalation methoxyflurane immediately before and throughout the protocol.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Doctors will use methoxyflurane as an effective option for pain relief in urgent medical cases.

Synonyms

isoflurane
vsmethoxyflurane
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A liquid that is breathed in during surgery to make a person sleep and feel no pain

is used for brief pain relief in emergencies rather than full anesthesia
enflurane
vsmethoxyflurane
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A liquid doctors give to make people unconscious during surgery by breathing it

is used for brief pain relief in emergencies rather than full anesthesia
Ethrane
vsmethoxyflurane
  • Specialized
9.9

A liquid doctors give by breathing to make people sleep during surgery

is chosen for short emergency pain relief instead of producing full unconsciousness
ethoxyethane
vsmethoxyflurane
  • Archaic
9.9

A clear liquid that catches fire easily, once used to make people sleep for operations and as a lab solvent

is used for quick pain relief in emergencies rather than historical deep anesthesia
divinyl ether
vsmethoxyflurane
  • Specialized
9.6

A colorless, very flammable liquid once used to make patients unconscious by breathing it

is intended for emergency short pain control not for inducing full anesthesia
metycaine
vsmethoxyflurane
  • Specialized
9.5

A medicine that makes part of the body numb for surgery or pain relief

is inhaled for short systemic pain relief rather than local numbing

Surface Forms

methoxyflurane singular
methoxyfluranes plural

Morphology

methoxyflurane = methoxy + flurane

A technical chemical name formed from specialized combining forms; its meaning is not derivable by an average B1 learner from the component parts.

Etymology

Methoxyflurane joins methoxy ('a small chemical part with oxygen') and flurane ('a family name for drugs you breathe in'). So the name tells you it is an oxygen-containing chemical that is given by breathing to relieve pain.