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lignocaine Pharm.|ˈlɪgnəʊkeɪn|
[f. ligno- (as the L. equivalent of xylo-, the compound having been orig. named xylocaine because of its chemical relationship to xylene) + -caine, after cocaine.]
A white crystalline aromatic amide, (CH3)2C6H3NH·CO·CH2·N(C2H5)2, used as a local anæsthetic for the gums and mucous membranes, usually in the form of its hydrochloride and by injection, but also as tablets, sprays, or creams.
1954Anaesthesia IX. 96 The development of a technique utilising the short acting relaxant suxamethonium chloride..and the analgesic lignocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine). 1959Brit. Dental Jrnl. CVI. 48/2 Extensive clinical experience has shown that procaine and, probably more so, lignocaine are really very satisfactory as local anæsthetic agents in dental practice. 1970Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. II. viii. 6/1 Lignocaine..is therefore the safest drug in the treatment of acute ventricular arrhythmias even though it is toxic in high dosage. |