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alcohol clamp

alcohol clamp noun: a research procedure where ethanol is administered intravenously in order to keep a constant blood alcohol concentration over time.

Noun

alcohol clamp (plural alcohol clamps)

  1. A research procedure where ethanol is administered intravenously in order to keep a constant blood alcohol concentration over time.
    • This study characterizes a method for maintaining steady-state blood alcohol levels over several hours in the rat, referred to as the "alcohol clamp."2001 March, J C Froehlich, R B Stewart, T K Li, A K Mosemiller, D E McCullough, M C Ho, J M Kisner, “Induction of steady-state blood alcohol levels: application to the study of within-session alcohol...
    • The alcohol clamp was developed to allow researchers to maintain a target BrAC in study participants despite these factors.2006, Vijay A Ramchandani, Sean O’Connor, “Studying alcohol elimination using the alcohol clamp method”, in Alcohol Res Health, volume 29, number 4, →PMID, →PMCID

Forms of alcohol clamp

pluralalcohol clamps

Questions about alcohol clamp

What does alcohol clamp mean?
Alcohol clamp means a research procedure where ethanol is administered intravenously in order to keep a constant blood alcohol concentration over time.
What part of speech is alcohol clamp?
Alcohol clamp is a noun.
What is the plural of alcohol clamp?
The plural of alcohol clamp is alcohol clamps.

Words near alcohol clamp in the dictionary

  1. alcohol addiction
  2. alcohol addictions
  3. alcohol burner
  4. alcohol burners
  5. alcohol by volume
  6. alcohol clamp
  7. alcohol dehydrogenase
  8. alcohol enema
  9. alcohol enemas
  10. alcohol flush reaction
  11. alcohol flush reactions

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