Baricity

Baricity refers to the ratio of the densities (density) of a substance, i.e., spinal local anesthetic, compared to the mean density of human cerebrospinal fluid, both at 37°C. Baricity is used in anesthesia to determine the manner in which a particular drug will spread in the intrathecal space.

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