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LOCAL ANESTHETIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the bodyplay

Synonyms:

local; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic; topical anaesthetic; topical anesthetic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("local anesthetic" is a kind of...):

anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent; anesthetic; anesthetic agent (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "local anesthetic"):

anesthyl (a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic)

antipruritic (a substance that relieves or prevents itching)

benzocaine; ethyl aminobenzoate (a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic)

butacaine; butacaine sulfate (a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic)

ethyl chloride (a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic)

Lidocaine; Xylocaine (a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes)

Ethocaine; procaine (a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine)

tetracaine (a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic)

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 Context examples: 

The hydrochloride salt form of articaine, an amide-type local anesthetic.

(Articaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or mint oils with flavoring and local anesthetic properties.

(Menthol, NCI Thesaurus)

A tropane alkaloid with central nervous systems (CNS) stimulating and local anesthetic activity.

(Cocaine, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic.

(Lidocaine, NCI Dictionary)

Compared to other local anesthetics, this agent has a more rapid onset and moderate duration of action.

(Mepivacaine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of mepivacaine, an amide derivative with local anesthetic properties.

(Mepivacaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic pyridine derivative anesthetic, Phenazopyridine is used as a local anesthetic in urinary tract disorders to relieve pain of lower urinary-tract irritation, as in cystitis, urethritis or prostatitis.

(Phenazopyridine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of mexiletine, a local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic (Class IB) agent structurally related to lidocaine.

(Mexiletine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A levo isomer of menthol, an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or mint oils with flavoring and local anesthetic properties.

(Levomenthol, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic aminoethylamide with local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic properties.

(Lidocaine, NCI Thesaurus)




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