procaine
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procaine
[pro´kān]a local anesthetic; the hydrochloride salt is used for infiltration and spinal anesthesia and peripheral nerve block.
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procaine
(prō′kān′)n.
A white crystalline powder, C13H20N2O2, used chiefly in its hydrochloride form as a local anesthetic in medicine and dentistry.
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procaine
Novocain® Ambulatory surgery An ester class local anesthetic of 15–45 min duration, which doubles with coadministration of epinephrineMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
procaine
A local anaesthetic drug now largely replaced by others that are more quickly effective or of more persistent action.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005