topical anesthetic

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topical anesthetic - anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the bodylocal anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, localanaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensationsanesthyl - a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anestheticantipruritic - a substance that relieves or prevents itchingbenzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate - a white crystalline ester used as a local anestheticbutacaine, butacaine sulfate - a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anestheticethyl chloride - a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anestheticLidocaine, Xylocaine - a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranesEthocaine, procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicinetetracaine - a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic