enflurane, n. Pharm.
(ɛnˈflʊəreɪn)
[f. en- + fluor- + -ane.]
A volatile liquid, CHF2·O·CF2·CHFCl , used as an inhalational general anaesthetic, similar to halothane but less potent; 2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether.
| 1971 Anesthesiol. XXXV. 363/1 Enflurane..is only moderately soluble in blood. 1984 Brit. Nat. Formulary (B.M.A.) (ed. 8) 394/1 Enflurane is usually given to supplement nitrous oxide-oxygen mixtures in concentrations of 1 to 3 {pcnt}. 1985 Sci. Amer. Apr. 96/3 At a pressure of one atmosphere a mixture that is 50 percent nitrous oxide approximates only 50 percent of the total amount of anesthetic required... The common additives include halothane, enflurane and isoflurane. |