| ether convulsion | A convulsion occasionally associated with divinyl and diethyl ether anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ether, ethyl | <chemical> 1,1'-oxybisethane. A mobile, very volatile, highly flammable liquid used as an inhalation anaesthetic and as a solvent for waxes, fats, oils, perfumes, alkaloids, and gums. It is mildly irritating to skin and mucous membranes. Pharmacological action: anaesthetics, inhalation, solvents. Chemical name: Ethane, 1,1'-oxybis- (12 Dec 1998) |
| ether test | An obsolete test to determine arm-to-lung circulation time; diluted ether is injected intravenously and the end point taken when the subject coughs or tastes ether or the observer smells ether on the subject's breath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethyl ether | CH3CH2OCH2CH3;a flammable, volatile organic solvent used in extraction procedures; formerly widely used as an inhalation anaesthetic; shortcomings include: irritating vapor, slow onset and prolonged recovery phase, explosion hazard. Synonym: ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. (05 Mar 2000) |