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centripetal (medicine)


centripetal


Synonym: afferent.

2. Denoting the direction of the force pulling an object toward an axis of rotation.

Synonym: axipetal.

Origin: L. Centrum, centre, + peto, to seek


fenthion (medicine)


fenthion
<chemical> Phosphorothioic acid o,o-dimethyl o-(3-methyl-4-(methylthio)phenyl) ester. Potent cholinesterase inhibitor used as an insecticide and acaricide.

Pharmacological action: cholinesterase inhibitor, insecticide, organothiophosphate.

Chemical name: Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-(methylthio)phenyl) ester