Baricity

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid. physical, uncountable, usually

    "Baricity is used in anesthesia to determine the manner in which a particular drug will spread in the intrathecal space."

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"Baricity is used in anesthesia to determine the manner in which a particular drug will spread in the intrathecal space."

Etymology

From baric + -ity.

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spinal fluid

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