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novocain::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | novocaine, procaine hydrochloride |
| Type of | ethocaine, procaine |
Examples of novocain
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Another operation four months later was successful, and novocain treatments broke the cycle of muscle spasms.
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This pseudoexistential drama is the celluloid version of novocain, deadening whatever-or whomever-it touches.
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Before the insurance doctors examine his client, he needles his left leg and right arm with enough novocain to numb a mastodon.
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- Procaine hydrochloride: procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
- Procaine is a local anesthetic drug of the amino ester group. It is used primarily to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin, and it was also used in dentistry. Owing to the ubiquity of the trade name Novocain, procaine is usually referred to generically as novocaine. ...
- Older brand name for a local anesthetic, currently replaced by safer, more effective agents
- Anaesthetic drug. Must be injected, which limits it's use in aquaculture.
