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A software routine that waits in the background and performs an action when a specified event occurs. For example, agents could transmit a summary file on the first day of the month or monitor incoming data and alert the user when a certain transaction has arrived. Agents are also called "intelligent agents," "personal agents" and "bots." See mobile agent, bot and workflow.

(networking)agent - In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase "intelligent agent" it implies some kind of automatic process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
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Although he had been exposed to isoflurane, an anesthetic agent that predisposes patients to malignant hyperthermia, initial signs of PRIS appeared on the third day following surgery, and the patient did not show all the signs and symptoms of malignant hyperthermia.
Propofol infusion syndrome: a case of increasing morbidity with ... by Coritsidis, George / American Journal of Critical Care
(7,8) Excessive use of any anesthetic agent can result in systemic toxicity and lead to cardiovascular depression, convulsions, and respiratory or cardiac arrest.
Topical anesthesia of the airway and esophagus by Postma, Gregory N. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
A hypnotic, anesthetic agent, gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) has drawn considerable media attention for its recent rise in illicit use.
GHB: grievous bodily harm by Asante, John S. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
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