Before Anesthesia. It is necessary to have an empty stomach before receiving general anesthesia. In most cases, patients are required to abstain from eating and drinking after midnight on the night before their scheduled surgery to reduce the chances of vomiting while under anesthesia. When a person is under general anesthesia, the body does not work normally.
Definition of AMPULLA OF LORENZINI. : any of the pores on the snouts of marine sharks and rays that contain receptors highly sensitive to weak electric fields.
Amphibole mineralsâ defining characteristics are their dark color, hardness and well-developed cleavage. These usually serve to distinguish them from most other common rock-forming minerals with the exception of the pyroxene mineral group.mphibole comes from the Greek word amfibolos, which means âambiguousâ or âdoubtfulâ. Ambiguity also surrounds the older name for part of the mineral group. Although it is no longer used as a mineral name, the most common rock-forming amphiboles were once called âHornblendeâ.