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Vocabulary Entry
lidocaine
|noun • verb
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N
noun
Lidocaine is a medication used as a local anesthetic to numb tissue in a specific area or as an antiarrhythmic drug to treat certain heart conditions.
Example Sentences
"The dentist used lidocaine to numb my gums before the procedure."
"Lidocaine is often used in minor surgical procedures for pain relief."
"Patients with arrhythmias may be treated with lidocaine to stabilize their heart rhythm."
V
verb
To lidocaine means to administer lidocaine as a form of pain relief or to use it in a medical procedure.
Example Sentences
"The nurse will lidocaine the area before starting the injection."
"Doctors typically lidocaine the skin before performing a biopsy."
"He requested that they lidocaine his back before the cortisone injection."