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Preferred term

Trichloroethylene  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A highly volatile inhalation anesthetic used mainly in short surgical procedures where light anesthesia with good analgesia is required. It is also used as an industrial solvent. Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of the vapor can lead to cardiotoxicity and neurological impairment.

Entry terms

  • 290YE8AR51
  • 79-01-6 (Trichloroethylene)
  • Ethene, trichloro-
  • Ethinyl Trichloride
  • Trichloroethene

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 290YE8AR51
  • 79-01-6 (Trichloroethylene)
  • Ethene, trichloro-
  • Trichloro-éthylène

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GVT6RFN6-6

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