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lignocaine
[lig-nuh-keyn]
lignocaine
/ ˈlɪɡnəˌkeɪn /
noun
another name for lidocaine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lignocaine1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lignocaine1
C20: from ligno- + caine, on the model of cocaine
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Or maybe I’m just a sucker for a novel that opens with a British dental surgeon named JP Wintergreen injecting himself with lignocaine and attempting to pull his own teeth.
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