bupivacaine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bupivacaine
Perhaps bu(tyl) + pi(pecoloxylidide) its chemical components + -vacaine, irregular for (No)vocain ( def. ); see procaine
Example Sentences
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Hospitals also are grappling with shortages of regional anesthesia - local injections of lidocaine, bupivacaine and a third painkiller standard for eye surgery, orthopedic procedures and knee and hip replacements.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2018
That allows more bupivacaine to enter nerves and stop pain signals from being relayed to the brain, Dr. Quart says.
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
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