procaine

pro·caine

P0575600 (prō′kān′)n. A white crystalline powder, C₁₃H₂₀N₂O₂, used chiefly in its hydrochloride form as a local anesthetic in medicine and dentistry.

[pro- + (co)caine (because it is the precursor of cocaine).]

procaine

(ˈprəʊkeɪn; prəʊˈkeɪn) n (Pharmacology) a colourless or white crystalline water-soluble substance used, as the hydrochloride, as a local anaesthetic; 2-diethylaminoethyl-4-amino benzoate. Formula: NH2C6H4COOC2H4N(C2H5)2. See also Novocaine[C20: from pro-¹ + (co)caine]

pro•caine

(proʊˈkeɪn, ˈproʊ keɪn)

n. a compound, C₁₃H₂₀N₂O₂, used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic. [1915–20; pro-² + (co) caine]

Thesaurus

Noun

procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicineEthocainelocal anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, local - anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the bodyNovocain, novocaine, procaine hydrochloride - procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)

Translations

procaine

(prōkān`), anesthetic drug, commonly called novocaine, that gives prolonged relief from pain (see anesthesiaanesthesia
[Gr.,=insensibility], loss of sensation, especially that of pain, induced by drugs, especially as a means of facilitating safe surgical procedures. Early modern medical anesthesia dates to experiments with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) by Sir Humphry Davy of England
..... Click the link for more information. ). It is used as a local anesthetic and in rectal and other surgerysurgery,
branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and the excision and repair of pathological conditions by means of operative procedures (see also anesthesia; medicine; radiology).
..... Click the link for more information. . It is marketed under the trade name Novocain.

procaine

[′prō‚kān] (organic chemistry) procaine base

procaine

[pro´kān] a local anesthetic; the hydrochloride salt is used for infiltration and spinal anesthesia and peripheral nerve block.

procaine

(prō′kān′)n. A white crystalline powder, C₁₃H₂₀N₂O₂, used chiefly in its hydrochloride form as a local anesthetic in medicine and dentistry.

procaine

Novocain^® Ambulatory surgery An ester class local anesthetic of 15–45 min duration, which doubles with coadministration of epinephrine

procaine

A local anaesthetic drug now largely replaced by others that are more quickly effective or of more persistent action.

procaine

Related to procaine: procaine hydrochloride, Procaine penicillin G, procaine penicillin

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Synonyms for procaine

noun a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine

Synonyms

Ethocaine

Related Words

local anaesthetic
local anesthetic
topical anaesthetic
topical anesthetic
local
Novocain
novocaine
procaine hydrochloride