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medetomizine

medetomizine is the misspelling of medetomidine.

Meaning of medetomidine

Noun

medetomidine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic drug used in veterinary and human medicine as both a surgical anesthetic and analgesic, molecular formula C₁₃H₁₆N₂; it is also used as an adulterant of street drugs.
    • 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 ).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

Questions about medetomizine

What is medetomizine the misspelling of?
Medetomizine is the misspelling of medetomidine.

Words near medetomizine in the dictionary

  1. Mederos
  2. Meders
  3. Medes
  4. medetomidin
  5. medetomidine
  6. medetomizine
  7. medevac
  8. medevaced
  9. medevacing
  10. medevacked
  11. medevacking

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