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tetracaine

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A local anesthetic ''2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-(butylamino)benzoate'' used in opthalmology

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n. a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic

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Tetracaine (also known as amethocaine ) is a local anesthetic of the ester anesthetic group. It is mainly used topically in ophthalmology and as an antipruritic , and it has been used in spinal anesthesia . In biomedical research , tetracaine is used to ...

Usage examples of tetracaine.

With deft hands he removed the syringe with the tetracaine and then threaded a small plastic catheter up through the Tuohy needle.