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

One cream, participants were told, was a numbing lidocaine cream, one was a regular cream and one was a pain-increasing capsaicin cream.

From Science News

I had saline mixed with Lidocaine pumped into my face to constrict my blood vessels and numb me so I could endure the zapping.

From The Daily Beast

First introduced in Europe several years ago, PSD502 (aka TEMPE) is a combination of two drugs, lidocaine and prilocaine.

From The Daily Beast

For political junkies, campaigns are cocaine, policy is lidocaine.

From The Daily Beast