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tetracaine U.S. Pharm.|ˈtɛtrəkeɪn| [f. tetra- + cocaine.] A compound related to procaine that is used, as a solution of the hydrochloride, as a local anæsthetic, esp. for surface application; amethocaine, C4H9NHC6H4COOCH2CH2N(CH3)2.
1943Dispensatory U.S.A. (ed. 23) 1121/1 Tetracaine Hydrochloride occurs as a fine, white, crystalline, odorless powder. 1974[see spinal anæsthesia s.v. spinal a. 7]. 1979Shnider & Levinson Anesthesia for Obstetrics ix. 110/2 Although tetracaine remains one of the most effective and popular drugs for subarachnoid block, it is a poor choice in epidural analgesia. |