ENFLURANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enflurane mean? 

• ENFLURANE (noun)
  The noun ENFLURANE has 1 sense:

1. a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic

  Familiarity information: ENFLURANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENFLURANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

enflurane; Ethrane

Hypernyms ("enflurane" is a kind of...):

diethyl ether; divinyl ether; ether; ethoxyethane; ethyl ether; vinyl ether (a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic)

 Context examples 

Enflurane may also inhibit glutamatergic excitatory transmission.

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Enflurane may also enhance the activity of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid on synaptic transmission.

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The mechanism through which enflurane exerts its effect is not clear, it probably acts on nerve cell membranes to disrupt neuronal transmission in the brain, probably via an action at the lipid matrix of the neuronal membrane.

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