🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

lidocaína

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lidocaína

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
lidocaine/ˈlaɪ.də.keɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O dentista usou lidocaína antes do procedimento."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic drug used to numb tissue in a specific area and to treat ventricular tachycardia.

    "The doctor applied a lidocaine gel before stitching the cut."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined as a pharmacological generic name, combining the chemical prefix xyl- (from xylene) or a variant, with the suffix -caine (denoting local anesthetics derived from cocaine derivatives).

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