lidocaine
pronunciation
How to pronounce lidocaine in British English:
UK [ˈlɪdəkeɪn]
How to pronounce lidocaine in American English:
US [ˈlaɪdəˌken]
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- Noun:
- a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Lidocaine is available by prescription only !
- 2. Warm steaming enhances the topical anesthetic effect of lidocaine .
- 3. Blount also said he saw three open bottles of lidocaine on the floor of the room but noted that murray never mentioned giving jackson the painkiller .
- 4. To study the curative effect of alprostadil and lidocaine on sudden deafness .
- 5. The skin and underlying tissues are infiltrated with 1 % lidocaine with epinephrine .