Lidocaine Definition

līdə-kān
noun
A synthetic crystalline compound, C14H22N2O, used esp. in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and to control irregularity in the heartbeat.
Webster's New World

(medicine) A local anesthetic that is also used as a antiarrhythmic drug.

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Origin of Lidocaine

  • (acetani)lid(e) a toxic compound formerly used as an analgesic and antipyretic (acet(o)–) (anil(ine)) (–ide) –caine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • lido- +"Ž -caine

    From Wiktionary

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