Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A local anesthetic, C13H20N2O, used parenterally in its hydrochloride form for nerve blocks and in combination with lidocaine for topical use.

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  • noun A local anesthetic often used in dentistry.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of pr(op)yl + (amin)o + –caine.]

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Examples

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  • The product I use also has prilocaine which helps with the pain the first few hours after set removal.

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  • The remedy is sprayed on the penis five minutes before sexual intercourse, with the ingredients lidocaine and prilocaine preventing over-sensitivity without causing numbness.

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  • Some people may experience relief using topical applications of a 5 percent EMLA (lidocaine and prilocaine) cream or a 0.025 percent capsaicin cream, which may have to be applied along with an anesthetic if pain develops from use of the capsaicin.

    News 2010

  • These topical anesthetics contain anesthetic drugs such as lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine, and prilocaine in a cream, ointment, or gel.

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  • Composed of lidocaine and prilocaine, the anesthetic was recently successfully tested on

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