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Avertin

American  
[uh-vur-tin] / əˈvɜr tɪn /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of tribromoethanol.


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A relatively new anesthetic, Avertin, was used; it is easy on the heart; the operation lasted some 45 min.

From Time Magazine Archive

Christopher Plantin, the head of the famous Antwerp family of printers, likewise was born in the near-by suburb of St. Avertin pr�s Tours.

From Project Gutenberg

St. Apollonia was invoked against toothache; St. Avertin against lunacy; St. Benedict against stone; St. Clara against sore eyes; St. Herbert in hydrophobia; St. John in epilepsy; St. Maur in gout; St. Pernel in ague; St. Genevieve in fever; St. Sebastian in plague; St. Ottila for diseases of the head; St. Blazius for the neck; St. Laurence and St. Erasmus for the body; St. Rochus and St. John for diseases of the legs and feet.

From Project Gutenberg

La nuir de Saint Avertin. © 30May42; AF4351.

From Project Gutenberg