Definitions
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- noun
Lidocaine .
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- noun a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
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Examples
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One I use a lot for really bad cases is a mixture of Benedryl liquid, viscous xylocaine, and maalox, all mixed together.
Aphthous Ulcers (Canker Sores) Dr. Dean Brandon 2008
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As a side note, due to my resistance to pain killers, he now automatically gives me two ampoules (a double dose) of xylocaine or septocaine or whatever it is he uses in the needle.
phluid61 Diary Entry phluid61 2008
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We returned with a latex gloves, a scalpel, a couple of syringes and needles, a bunch of gauze 4X4s for packing after the surgery, and a bottle of xylocaine an injectible local anesthetic.
Public announcement for hemorrhoid sufferers | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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