xylocaine Pharm.
(ˈzaɪləʊkeɪn)
[f. xylo- + -caine, after cocaine.]
= lignocaine.
| 1946 Löfgren & Lundqvist in Svensk Kemisk. Tidskrift LVIII. 208 The compound ω-diethylamino-2,6-dimethylacetanilide is called xylocaine (LL 30) and is an ideal local anaesthetic, which seems to be superior to procaine in every respect. 1954 [see lignocaine]. 1961 Times 4 Feb. 12/2, I injected a total of 30 c.c. of xylocaine. 1978 Jrnl. R. Soc. Med. LXXI. 320/1 Shortening the duration of the convulsive activity in the brain by administering xylocaine before the inducing shock does reduce the therapeutic effects. |