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remifentanil

US/ˌɹɛm.ɪˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/

remifentanil noun: a potent ultra short-acting synthetic opioid (trademark Ultiva) given to patients during surgery for pain relief and adjunctive to an anesthetic.

remifentanil: a potent ultra short-acting synthetic opioid (trademark Ultiva) given to patients during surgery...
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Noun

remifentanil (uncountable)

  1. A potent ultra short-acting synthetic opioid (trademark Ultiva) given to patients during surgery for pain relief and adjunctive to an anesthetic.

Origin of remifentanil

From [Term?] + -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”).

Questions about remifentanil

What does remifentanil mean?
Remifentanil means a potent ultra short-acting synthetic opioid (trademark Ultiva) given to patients during surgery for pain relief and adjunctive to an anesthetic.
What part of speech is remifentanil?
Remifentanil is a noun.
How do you pronounce remifentanil?
Remifentanil is pronounced /ˌɹɛm.ɪˈfɛn.təˌnɪl/ (US).

Words near remifentanil in the dictionary

  1. Remicks
  2. remicle
  3. remicles
  4. Remicourt
  5. REMICs
  6. remifentanil
  7. remifentanyl
  8. remiform
  9. remige
  10. remiges
  11. remigial

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