LIDOCAINE


Meaning of LIDOCAINE in English

[ 'lɪdə(ʊ)keɪn ]

■ noun Medicine a synthetic compound used as a local anaesthetic, e.g. for dental surgery, and in treating abnormal heart rhythms.

Origin

1940s: from (acetani)lid(e) + -caine (from cocaine ).

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