LIDOCAINE

Lidocaine, Xylocaine

(noun) a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lidocaine (countable and uncountable, plural lidocaines)

(North America, medicine) A local anesthetic [2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide], that is also used as a antiarrhythmic drug.

Synonym: lignocaine

Coordinate terms

• denatonium (a similar compound with an additional benzyl group)

Anagrams

• oleacinid

Source: Wiktionary



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