lidocaine
- noun
- /ˈlaɪdəˌkeɪn/
- Specialized
- The recommended total dose of 4% lidocaine is typically 300 mg (or 7 to 8 ml).
- topical lidocaine
- lidocaine injection
- lidocaine spray
That spray, if you spray your penis with the spray, which you do because that's what it's built to do, it has lidocaine in it.
- That spray, if you spray your penis with the spray, which you do because that's what it's built to do, it has lidocaine in it.
Examples
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Local anesthesia was achieved by injecting 2% lidocaine and 1:100,000 epinephrine into the anterior and posterior pillars.
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The right ear lobule was infiltrated with 1% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine.
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In this article, we describe the response to IV lidocaine according to various individual parameters.
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Get a suture kit and one percent lidocaine.
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I called the doctor and she said that it's just an allergic reaction to the lidocaine in the saline solution.
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Another option is to deliver the lidocaine via the working channel of a fiberoptic endoscope.
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The area around the incision site is infiltrated with 1% lidocaine and 1:100,000 epinephrine.
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The doctor applied lidocaine to numb the area before the surgery.
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For minor skin procedures, the nurse often uses lidocaine to provide local anesthesia.
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Before the dental work began, the dentist assured me that lidocaine would make the procedure painless.
Synonyms
Medicine that makes a small body area lose feeling to stop pain during a medical procedure
A medicine put on the skin or mouth to make one area numb
A medicine that numbs the skin and the inside of the mouth
A medicine that numbs a small area to stop pain or itching
A medicine that numbs a part of the body for surgery or medical procedures
A drug used to make part of the body not feel anything during surgery
A drug used to stop feeling in a small part of the body, often for procedures on the spine
How Numbing
- Specialized
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- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lidocaine comes from older names like lignocaine and xylocaine, and its ending -caine is the same as in cocaine, showing it belongs to a group of drugs that 'numb'. So lidocaine is a medicine used to 'numb' a small area to stop pain.