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prilocaine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈpɹɪl.əˌkeɪn/

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noun

Meaning 1

A local anesthetic related to lidocaine and used in the form of its hydrochloride C13H20N2O·HCl as a nerve block for pain especially in surgery and dentistry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From propyl + amino + -caine (“local anesthetic”).