medetomidine noun1 •A synthetic drug used in veterinary and human medicine as both a surgical anesthetic and analgesic, molecular formula C₁₃H₁₆N₂; it is also used as an adulterant of street drugs.Mice were anaesthetized with a mixture of fentanyl (0.05 mg kg -1 ), midazolam (5.0 mg kg -1 ) and medetomidine (0.5 mg kg -1 ). — 2008
