See Also: sodium sulfite(medicine)
sodium hydrogen sulfite(medicine)
exsiccated sodium sulfite(medicine)
Heparin sodium 1,000 units in sodium chloride 0.9 per cent in plastic container(health)
Heparin sodium 12,500 units in sodium chloride 0.45 per cent in plastic container(health)
Heparin sodium 2,000 units in sodium chloride 0.9 per cent in plastic container(health)
Heparin sodium 25,000 units in sodium chloride 0.45 per cent in plastic container(health)
Heparin sodium 25,000 units in sodium chloride 0.9 per cent in plastic container(health)
Heparin sodium 5,000 units and sodium chloride 0.9 per cent in plastic container(health)
Heparin sodium 1,000 units and sodium chloride 0.9 per cent in plastic container(health)

breakdown (oh) and sodium sulfite (medicine)


breakdown (oh)



[U and C] the failure of a relationship or system
breakdown of
::He moved away after the breakdown of his Marriage.
::A sudden rise in oil prices could lead to a breakdown of the economy.
breakdown in
::There has been a serious breakdown in relations between the two countries.
Marriage/marital/family breakdown
::Family breakdown can lead to behavioural problems in children.
[C] a serious medical condition in which someone becomes mentally ill and is unable to work or deal with ordinary situations in life
::I was worried he might have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard.
::Two years ago he suffered a mental breakdown .
::She had already had one nervous breakdown .
[C] an occasion when a car or a piece of machinery breaks and stops working
::Always carry a phone with you in case you have a breakdown on the motorway.
breakdown in
::a breakdown in the cooling system
[C] a list of all the separate parts of something
breakdown of
::Can you give us a breakdown of the figures?
::a breakdown of the costs
[singular] the changing of a substance into Other substances
::the breakdown of glucose in the body to release energy
-see also break down at break 1

sodium sulfite (medicine)


sodium sulfite


Na2SO3-7H2O;has been used for the relief of intestinal fermentation, and externally for aphthous stomatitis.