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Descriptor English:

Anesthetics, Dissociative

Descriptor Spanish:

Anestésicos Disociativos

Descriptor Portuguese:

Anestésicos Dissociativos

Synonyms English:

Dissociative Anesthetics

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Definition English:

Intravenous anesthetics that induce a state of sedation, immobility, amnesia, and marked analgesia. Subjects may experience a strong feeling of dissociation from the environment. The condition produced is similar to NEUROLEPTANALGESIA, but is brought about by the administration of a single drug. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed)

Indexing Annotation English:

intravenous anesthetics inducing selective loss of some sensations, leaving others intact

History Note English:

91(71); was see under ANESTHETICS 1971-90

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

789

Unique Identifier:

D000778

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