methoxyflurane

methoxyflurane
A potent inhalation anesthetic no longer in use because of high-output renal failure caused by increased plasma concentrations of inorganic fluoride, a metabolic breakdown product of m..

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me·thoxy·flu·rane me-.thäk-sē-'flu̇(ə)r-.ān n a potent nonexplosive inhalational general anesthetic C3H4Cl2F2O

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meth·oxy·flu·rane (mə-thok″se-flooґrān) [USP] a highly potent inhalational anesthetic agent, used primarily to produce analgesia during the first stage of labor; its use in surgery is limited by a dose-related nephrotoxicity to procedures of short duration; it produces profound analgesia and good muscle relaxation; induction and recovery are slower than with halothane or enflurane.

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