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thio·pen·tal .thī-ō-'pen-.tal, -.tȯl n a barbiturate used in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₂S esp. as an intravenous anesthetic see PENTOTHAL

a short-acting barbiturate. It is given by intravenous injection to produce general anaesthesia or as a premedication prior to surgery. Possible complications of thiopental anaesthesia can include respiratory depression, laryngeal spasm, and thrombophlebitis. The drug is not used when respiratory obstruction is present.