Definition of "amobarbital" []

• A barbiturate, C11H18N2O3, used as a sedative and a hypnotic. (noun)

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• "In one particularly interesting section, they discuss research on using neuroimaging to replace the Wada test - the procedure where the barbiturate drug sodium amobarbital is injected into the carotid artery to temporarily disable one hemisphere of the brain."
• "A brief hospitalization is usually required, and IV sodium amobarbital is the treatment of choice."
• "Because of its rapid action and intermediate length of action, sodium amobarbital is the barbiturate of choice 281, 896."