Definition of lidocaine in English:
lidocaine
noun ˈlɪdə(ʊ)keɪnˈlīdəˌkān
North American Medicine another term for lignocaine
Example sentencesExamples
- An injectable solution of 1 percent lidocaine or 1 percent procaine is usually used.
- Two days after admission, the lidocaine and erythromycin were discontinued and a transvenous pacemaker was positioned in the right ventricular apex.
- He or she may advise you to apply a thick layer of an over-the-counter cream containing the anesthetic lidocaine to your skin 45 minutes before treatment.
- The surgeon, therefore, suggested that the nurse add epinephrine to the plain lidocaine rather than waiting for the medication to be ordered and arrive from the pharmacy.
- The question exists as to why both the lidocaine and the placebo saline solution would have an inhibitory effect on muscle-firing characteristics.
Origin
1940s: from (acetani)lid(e) + -caine (from cocaine).