lidocaine

[lahy-duh-keyn]

li·do·caine

[lahy-duh-keyn]
noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic crystalline powder, C14H22N2O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
Also called lignocaine.


Origin:
(acetani)lid(e) + -o- + -caine, extracted from cocaine (to designate an anesthetic)
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lidocaine (ˈlaɪdəˌkeɪn)
 
n
Also called: lignocaine a powerful local anaesthetic administered by injection, or topically to mucous membranes. Formula: C14H22N2O.HCl.H2O
 
[C20: from (acetani)lid(e) + -caine on the model of cocaine]

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lidocaine li·do·caine (lī'də-kān')
n.
A synthetic amide used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic agent.

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lidocaine   (lī'də-kān')  Pronunciation Key 
A synthetic amide, C14H22N2O, used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic.
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lidocaine

synthetic organic compound used in medicine, usually in the form of its hydrochloride salt, as a local anesthetic. Lidocaine produces prompter, more intense, and longer lasting anesthesia than does procaine (Novocaine). It is widely used for infiltration, nerve-block, and spinal anesthesia in a 0.5 to 2 percent aqueous or saline solution and is also applied to mucous membranes (2 to 4 percent) for mucosal anesthesia

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