Ethyl Chloride
"Ethyl Chloride" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A gas that condenses under slight pressure. Because of its low boiling point ethyl chloride sprayed on skin produces an intense cold by evaporation. Cold blocks nerve conduction. Ethyl chloride has been used in surgery but is primarily used to relieve local pain in sports medicine.
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D005018
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.526.439.447
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Concept/Terms |
WariActiv- WariActiv
- Ritter Brand of Ethyl Chloride
Gebauer's Ethyl Chloride- Gebauer's Ethyl Chloride
- Gebauer Ethyl Chloride
- Gebauers Ethyl Chloride
- Gebauer Brand of Ethyl Chloride
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