medetomidine

English

Noun

medetomidine (uncountable)

1. A synthetic drug used as both a surgical anesthetic and analgesic, molecular formula C₁₃H₁₆N₂.
   • 2008 November 12, Sonja B. Hofer, Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel, Tobias Bonhoeffer, Mark Hübener, “Experience leaves a lasting structural trace in cortical circuits”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7227, →DOI:

     Mice were anaesthetized with a mixture of fentanyl (0.05 mg kg -1 ), midazolam (5.0 mg kg -1 ) and medetomidine (0.5 mg kg -1 ).

Translations

synthetic drug

• Finnish: medetomidiini