lidocaine
a synthetic crystalline powder, C14H22N2O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
Origin of lidocaine
1- Also called lignocaine.
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How to use lidocaine in a sentence
One cream, participants were told, was a numbing lidocaine cream, one was a regular cream and one was a pain-increasing capsaicin cream.
Mild zaps to the brain can boost a pain-relieving placebo effect | Jackie Rocheleau | May 7, 2021 | Science NewsI had saline mixed with lidocaine pumped into my face to constrict my blood vessels and numb me so I could endure the zapping.
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British Dictionary definitions for lidocaine
/ (ˈlaɪdəˌkeɪn) /
a powerful local anaesthetic administered by injection, or topically to mucous membranes. Formula: C 14 H 22 N 2 O.HCl.H 2 O: Also called: lignocaine
Origin of lidocaine
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for lidocaine
[ lī′də-kān′ ]
A synthetic amide, C14H22N2O, used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic.
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