tetrachloroethylene

tet·ra·chlo·ro·eth·yl·ene

T0130666 (tĕt′rə-klôr′ō-ĕth′ə-lēn′) also tet·ra·chlor·eth·yl·ene (-klôr-ĕth′-)n. Perchloroethylene.

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tetrachloroethylene - anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodescarbon dichloride, ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethyleneanthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic, vermifuge - a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

tetrachloroethylene

[tet″rah-klor″o-eth´ĭ-lēn] a moderately toxic chlorinated hydrocarbon formerly widely used as an anthelmintic but now used only as a dry cleaning solvent and for other industrial uses.

tetrachlorethylene

, tetrachloroethylene, tetrachloroethene (te″tră-klor-eth′ĭ-lēn″) (te″tră-klō-rō-eth′ĭ-lēn″) (te″tră-klō-rō-eth′ēn″) Cl₂-C=C-Cl₂ or C₂Cl₄, a clear, colorless liquid with a characteristic odor, used as a solvent.CAS # 127-18-4

Patient discussion about tetrachloroethylene

Q. breating air that has tetrachloroethene in it how does it affect you if u have prostate cancer the air in my building has been determined to have Tetrachloroethylene in it i have just been diagnosed with prostate cancerA. i found a research they did in Finland about tetrachloroethene, and they saw that amongst the people who were exposed to it over the years there was an increased amount of cancerous events. and even prostate cancer.
here is a link to the abstract-
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7552463?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

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