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bupivacaine

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bupivacaine [bjuːˈpɪvəkeɪn]
n
(Medicine) a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks
[perhaps from bu(tyl) + pi(pecoloxylidide), the drug's chemical components + -vacaine, from (No)vocaine]


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