lidocaine
noun
li·do·caine
ˈlī-də-ˌkān 
: a crystalline compound C14H22N2O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent
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The guidelines recommend that patients be offered pain management options, such as lidocaine spray, lidocaine-prilocaine cream and paracervical block.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 23 May 2025
The block is done by injecting a local anesthetic, often lidocaine, on top of and near the cervix.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 20 May 2025
Those include products like IV saline bags, cancer chemotherapy drugs and lidocaine, which is used to numb pain.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Over-the-counter pain medications and lidocaine cream can also be used for pain relief.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 23 May 2025
The block is done by injecting a local anesthetic, often lidocaine, on top of and near the cervix.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 20 May 2025
Those include products like IV saline bags, cancer chemotherapy drugs and lidocaine, which is used to numb pain.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Over-the-counter pain medications and lidocaine cream can also be used for pain relief.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Lidocaine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidocaine. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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lidocaine
noun
li·do·caine
ˈlīd-ə-ˌkān
: a crystalline compound C14H22N2O used as a local anesthetic often in the form of its hydrochloride C14H22N2O·HCl
called also lignocaine
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