BUPIVACAINE


Meaning of BUPIVACAINE in English

/byooh piv"euh kayn'/ , n. Pharm.

a white, crystalline powder, C 18 H 28 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic.

[ perh. BU(TYL) + pi ( pecoloxylidide ) its chemical components + -vacaine, irreg. for (NO)VOCAINE; see PROCAINE ]

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