Dictionary

propofol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹəʊ.pəf.ɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹoʊ.pəˌfoʊl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From contraction of (diiso)prop(yl)ph(en)ol + -o-.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A sedating and hypnotic agent C₁₂H₁₈O administered intravenously to induce and maintain anesthesia or sedation.
   • The more likely scenario, the medical examiner testified, was that Dr. Murray had mistakenly administered a much larger dose of propofol than he realized, one that was lethal to his patient. 2012, Randall Sullivan, Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson, Grove/Atlantic, Inc., →ISBN:
   • Michael Jackson probably died after he rapidly injected himself with a dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol on top of a large dose of sedatives he swallowed when Dr. Conrad Murray was away, the defense’s propofol expert testified Friday. 2011 October 28, Alan Duke, “Michael Jackson gave himself fatal overdose, expert says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Dec 2016:

Forms

Deriveds

propofol infusion syndrome

Synonyms

milk of amnesia