bupivacaine /bu·piv·a·caine/ (bu-piv´ah-kān) a local anesthetic, used as the hydrochloride for local infiltration, peripheral nerve block, and retrobulbar, subarachnoid, sympathetic, caudal, or epidural block.
bupivacaine [bu-piv´ah-kān]
bupivacaine
bu·piv·a·caine (by -p v  -k n )n. A potent, long-acting local anesthetic used in regional anesthesia. |
bupivacaine [bu-piv´ah-kān]
a local anesthetic, used as the hydrochloride for local infiltration, peripheral nerve block, and retrobulbar, subarachnoid, sympathetic, caudal, or epidural block.
bupivacaine
Marcaine® Anesthesiology A potent local anesthetic with a 4-8 hr duration of action, doubled by adding epinephrine. Cf Ropivacaine.
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