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thiopental

noun/ˌθaɪəˈpɛntəl/

C2CEFR level
97/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A rapidly acting barbiturate historically used for anaesthetic induction and cerebral protection.

Thiopental retains a niche in rapid-sequence induction for the obstetric patient in some institutions.

Similar: thiopentone

Topic: Anaesthesia in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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