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Baricity<br />

Baricity, or heaviness, determines how a local anesthetic will distribute itself in the intrathecal<br />

space. It is expressed as a ratio of the specific gravity of the local anesthetic to that of the<br />

cerebral spinal fluid (CSF).<br />

Related Glossary Terms<br />

Intrathecal space, Spinal anesthesia, Subarachnoid space<br />

Index<br />

Find Term<br />

Chapter 3 - <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Anesthesia</strong>

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