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bupivacaine
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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.
bu·piv·a·caine (by-pv-kn)
n.
A potent, long-acting local anesthetic used in regional anesthesia.
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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