dibucaine
9.9
A strong medicine that numbs a small part of the body, often the lower back, given by injection
- noun
- /ˈdɪbjuˌkeɪn/
- Specialized
:
dibucaina
- For her spinal anesthesia, the anesthesiologist chose dibucaine because of its effectiveness.
Examples
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He intravenously administered procaine, dibucaine, and quinine combined with urethan.
Academic text (2003) -
After the injection of dibucaine, the patient felt immediate relief from pain.
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The doctor used dibucaine to numb the area before starting the procedure.
Synonyms
1
4.6
A medicine injected into the spine to make the lower body numb during surgery
is a single powerful local drug used mainly for that type of injection
Surface Forms
dibucaine singular
dibucaines plural
Etymology
Dibucaine is built like many drug names: di- means 'two' and -caine is the same ending in novocaine and lidocaine, which you see in 'numbing' medicines. So a helpful way to remember dibucaine is that it is a strong local anesthetic used to make an area lose feeling.