lidocaine

[lahy-duh-keyn]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.

lidocaine

/ ˈlaɪdəˌkeɪn /

noun

1. Also called: lignocaine. a powerful local anaesthetic administered by injection, or topically to mucous membranes. Formula: C 14 H 22 N 2 O.HCl.H 2 O

lidocaine

1. A synthetic amide, C ₁₄ H ₂₂ N ₂ O, used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lidocaine¹

(acetani)lid(e) + -o- + -caine, extracted from cocaine (to designate an anesthetic)

Word History and Origins

Origin of lidocaine¹

C20: from ( _{acetani)lid(e)} + -caine on the model of cocaine

Example Sentences

When the lidocaine was injected into her cervix, Leah Wells said it felt like fuzzy lightning traveling up her body.

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A study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill looked at which clinicians were most likely to provide a paracervical block like lidocaine for an IUD.

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However, while Tsevat observed several OB-GYNs placing IUDs during her residency, she says one of the only instructors who regularly applied lidocaine specialized in complex family planning.

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Because applying lidocaine takes extra time, Krajweski says some gynecologists look at her sideways for using it for IUDs, as well as endometrial biopsies.

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It turned out that getting an IUD wasn’t a big deal for Wells because the lidocaine did its job.

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