xylocainen.
/ˈzʌɪləʊkeɪn/ Pharmacology.
= lignocaine n.
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pontocaine1935
tetracaine1943
xylocaine1946
cinchocaine1947
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lignocaine1954
1946 Löfgren & Lundqvist in Svensk Kemisk. Tidskrift LVIII. 208 The compound ω-diethylamino-2,6-dimethylacetanilide is called xylocaine (LL 30) and is an ideal local anaesthetic, which seems to be superior to procaine in every respect.
1954 Anaesthesia IX. 96 The development of a technique utilising the short acting relaxant suxamethonium chloride..and the analgesic lignocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine).
1961 Times 4 Feb. 12/2 I injected a total of 30 c.c. of xylocaine.
1978 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Med. 71 320/1 Shortening the duration of the convulsive activity in the brain by administering xylocaine before the inducing shock does reduce the therapeutic effects.
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