bu·piv·a·caine

(byo͞o-pĭv′ə-kān′)

A potent, long-acting anesthetic, C₁₈H₂₈N₂, used for regional anesthesia in its hydrochloride form.

[bu(tyl) + pi(peridine) + (no)vacaine (popular rendering of the trademark Novocain, influenced by cocaine).]

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bupivacaine

(bjuːˈpɪvəkeɪn)

(Medicine) a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks

[C20: perhaps from bu(tyl) + pi(pecoloxylidide), the drug's chemical components + -vacaine, from (No)vocaine]

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bupivacaïne

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