dibucaine

dibucaine
A potent local anesthetic with a long duration of action used by injection or topically on skin or mucous membranes.

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di·bu·caine dī-'byü-.kān, 'dī-. n a local anesthetic C20H29N3O2 that is used for temporary relief of pain and itching esp. from burns, sunburn, insect bites, or hemorrhoids called also cinchocaine

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di·bu·caine (diґbu-kān) [USP] a potent local anesthetic applied rectally or topically to the anorectal region for treatment of hemorrhoids and other anorectal disorders, and topically to the skin in the treatment of minor skin disorders. See also dibucaine number, under number.

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