Lidocaine definition

līdə-kān
A synthetic amide, C14 H22 N2 O, used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic agent.
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A synthetic crystalline compound, C14H22N2O, used esp. in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and to control irregularity in the heartbeat.
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A synthetic amide, C14 H22 N2 O, used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic agent.
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A synthetic amide, C14 H22 N2 O, used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic.
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(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

Lidocaine Sentence Examples

  • Rules on him cluster periods lasting intranasal lidocaine has index benchmark which.

  • We found no association between response to prior episodic use of lidocaine and response to nightly therapy with lidocaine ointment.

  • Two of two showed NSAID plus lidocaine injection to be better than lidocaine injection to be better than lidocaine alone.

  • Short-term medications such as lidocaine, a local anesthetic, can be used to assess the potential benefit of botulinum toxin or alcohol and phenol injections.

  • Medicines that numb the mouth, like viscous lidocaine or topical anesthetics only last for a brief time and, by numbing the mouth, may cause your child to further injure damaged tissues without knowing it.

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