THIOPENTAL SODIUM


Meaning of THIOPENTAL SODIUM in English

/thuy"euh pen"tl, -tal, -tawl, thuy'-/ , Pharm.

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.

[ 1945-50; THIO- + PENT- + -AL 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .