lidocaine

[ lahy-duh-keyn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.

lidocaine

/ ˈlaɪdəˌkeɪn /

noun

1. a powerful local anaesthetic administered by injection, or topically to mucous membranes. Formula: C 14 H 22 N 2 O.HCl.H 2 O Also calledlignocaine

lidocaine

/ lī′də-kān′ /

1. A synthetic amide, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lidocaine¹

(acetani)lid(e) + -o- + -caine, extracted from cocaine (to designate an anesthetic)

Word History and Origins

Origin of lidocaine¹

C20: from ( acetani)lid(e) + -caine on the model of cocaine

Example Sentences

In this recommendation, the CDC stated that paracervical block with lidocaine might reduce patient pain.

From Salon

In the new update, “CDC retained both of those recommendations and added a new recommendation that topical lidocaine might also be useful for reducing patient pain.”

From Salon

According to the guidelines, the topical anesthetic lidocaine “might be useful for reducing patient pain” when injected as a local anesthetic or applied topically as a numbing gel, cream or spray.

From Salon

Birch also cites an experiment in which lidocaine was used to relieve experimentally-induced pain from an injection of acetic acid in an octopus.

From Salon

That was after a challenge stemming from the case of Robert Diaz, a Riverside County nurse who had killed at least 12 patients by injecting them with lidocaine.

From Los Angeles Times