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Definitions of local anesthetic
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  • lidocaine a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
  • procaine a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
  • local anesthesia loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)
  • saddle block anaesthesia the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
  • tetracaine a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic
  • ethyl aminobenzoate a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
  • butacaine a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
  • paracervical block regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth
  • saddle block anesthesia the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
  • anesthyl a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic
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