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Ethyl Ethers

Medical Definition:
Guide Notes:	do not confuse with ETHER see ETHER, ETHYL
Also Called:	Ethoxy Compounds

Ethyl Ethers Categories.

	Ether, Ethyl - A mobile, very volatile, highly flammable liquid used as an inhalation anesthetic and as a solvent for waxes, fats, oils, perfumes, alkaloids, and gums. It is mildly irritating to skin and mucous membranes.
	Flurothyl - A convulsant primarily used in experimental animals. It was formerly used to induce convulsions as a alternative to electroshock therapy.
	Methoxyflurane - An inhalation anesthetic. Currently, methoxyflurane is rarely used for surgical, obstetric, or dental anesthesia. If so employed, it should be administered with NITROUS OXIDE to achieve a relatively light level of anesthesia, and a neuromuscular blocking agent given concurrently to obtain the desired degree of muscular relaxation. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p180)

Ethyl Ethers Medical Definitions and Terms

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