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LOCAL ANAESTHETIC

English dictionary: Word overview

LOCAL ANAESTHETIC (noun)
  The noun LOCAL ANAESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

  Familiarity information: LOCAL ANAESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LOCAL ANAESTHETIC (noun)


Sense 1local anaesthetic [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("local anaesthetic" 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 anaesthetic"):

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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