propofol
UK/ˈpɹəʊ.pəf.ɒl/US/ˈpɹoʊ.pəˌfoʊl/
propofol noun: a sedating and hypnotic agent C₁₂H₁₈O administered intravenously to induce and maintain anesthesia or sedation.
Noun
propofol (countable and uncountable, plural propofols)
- A sedating and hypnotic agent C₁₂H₁₈O administered intravenously to induce and maintain anesthesia or sedation.
- Michael Jackson probably died after he rapidly injected himself with a dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol on top of a large dose of sedatives he swallowed when Dr. Conrad Murray was away, the defense’s propofol expert testified Friday.2011 October 28, Alan Duke, “Michael Jackson gave himself fatal overdose, expert says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Dec 2016
- The more likely scenario, the medical examiner testified, was that Dr. Murray had mistakenly administered a much larger dose of propofol than he realized, one that was lethal to his patient.2012, Randall Sullivan, Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson, Grove/Atlantic, Inc., →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- milk of amnesia
Synonyms of propofol
Forms of propofol
| plural | propofols |
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Origin of propofol
From contraction of (diiso)prop(yl)ph(en)ol + -o-.
Words formed from propofol
Questions about propofol
- What does propofol mean?
- Propofol means a sedating and hypnotic agent C₁₂H₁₈O administered intravenously to induce and maintain anesthesia or sedation.
- What part of speech is propofol?
- Propofol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce propofol?
- Propofol is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊ.pəf.ɒl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of propofol?
- The plural of propofol is propofols.
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