lidocaine
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Definition of lidocaine
: a crystalline compound C14H22N2O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent
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Hospitals also are grappling with shortages of regional anesthesia — local injections of lidocaine, bupivacaine and a third painkiller standard for eye surgery, orthopedic procedures and knee and hip replacements. — Linda A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "The other opioid crisis: Hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage," 28 June 2018 Hospitals also are grappling with shortages of regional anesthesia — local injections of lidocaine, bupivacaine and a third painkiller standard for eye surgery, orthopedic procedures and knee and hip replacements. — Washington Post, "US hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage," 27 June 2018 But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators. — Pauline Bartolone, Washington Post, "Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages," 16 Apr. 2018 Doctors, determined to spare their patients pain, consequently have turned to second-choice pain drugs and increased their use of local anesthetics such as lidocaine. — Pauline Bartolone, Washington Post, "Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages," 16 Apr. 2018 Once there, a doctor poured lidocaine in her ear and the insect died. — Tamara Lush, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Florida woman has live cockroach removed from her ear: 'I need therapy'," 4 May 2018 But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators. — Pauline Bartolone, Washington Post, "Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages," 16 Apr. 2018 But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators. — Pauline Bartolone, latimes.com, "Safety violations hit compounding pharmacy, worsening hospital painkiller shortfalls," 13 Apr. 2018 Topical treatments – Products containing capsaicin, an ingredient in hot peppers, or lidocaine, a numbing agent, may help ease shingles pain. — Health.com, "What Is Shingles?," 1 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lidocaine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lidocaine
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Medical Definition of lidocaine
: a crystalline compound C14H22N2O used as a local anesthetic often in the form of its hydrochloride C14H22N2O·HCl
— called also
lignocaine
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