bupivacaine

American  

[byoo-piv-uh-keyn] / byuˈpɪv əˌkeɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline powder, C 18 H 28 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic.

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bupivacaine British  

/ bjuːˈpɪvəkeɪn /

noun

1. a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks

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Etymology

Origin of bupivacaine

Perhaps bu(tyl) + pi(pecoloxylidide) its chemical components + -vacaine, irregular for (No)vocain ( def. ); see procaine

Example Sentences

Anesthesiologists sometimes have had to use a slower-acting bupivacaine version, which may delay delivery and could harm mother or baby.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2018

In Phase 3 trials, bunion-surgery patients receiving the drug had pain reductions of 27% and 18%, respectively, compared with a placebo and conventional bupivacaine, according to Heron.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2018

But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2018

Injections of local anesthetics, like bupivacaine and lidocaine, temporarily block sensation in a limited area around the injection site.

From Reuters • Jul. 30, 2010

Berde and his colleagues at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have patented time-release beads that contain a commonly used drug, bupivacaine.

From Time Magazine Archive