iodopovidone

English

Alternative forms
  • povidone-iodine

Etymology

iodo- +‎ povidone

Noun

iodopovidone (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A mixture of iodine and povidone which is less toxic than iodine by itself
    • 2015 September 15, “Inhaled Carbon Monoxide Protects against the Development of Shock and Mitochondrial Injury following Hemorrhage and Resuscitation”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135032:
      After cleaning the surgical areas with iodopovidone, the swine were then instrumented with a right internal jugular pulmonary artery catheter through an 8 French introducer, a right femoral vein 10 French introducer and a right femoral artery triple lumen catheter.
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