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noun
A local anesthetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: piperocaine hydrochloride, Metycaine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spinal anesthetic, spinal anaesthetic
History
From piper(idinyl) + -o- + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
