lidocaine

[ lahy-duh-keyn ]

/ ˈlaɪ dəˌkeɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic crystalline powder, C14H22N2O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.

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Also called lignocaine.

Origin of lidocaine

(acetani)lid(e) + -o- + -caine, extracted from cocaine (to designate an anesthetic)

Words nearby lidocaine

Liddell Hart, lidia, Lidice, lidless, lido, lidocaine, lie, lie-abed, Liebermann, Liebfraumilch, Liebig

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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.
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I 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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First introduced in Europe several years ago, PSD502 (aka TEMPE) is a combination of two drugs, lidocaine and prilocaine.
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For political junkies, campaigns are cocaine, policy is lidocaine.
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British Dictionary definitions for lidocaine

lidocaine

/ (ˈlaɪdəˌkeɪn) /

noun

a powerful local anaesthetic administered by injection, or topically to mucous membranes. Formula: C 14 H 22 N 2 O.HCl.H 2 OAlso called: lignocaine

Word Origin for lidocaine

C20: from (acetani)lid(e) + -caine on the model of cocaine

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Scientific definitions for lidocaine

lidocaine

[ lī′də-kān′ ]

A synthetic amide, C14H22N2O, used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic.