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From ligno- (“wood, related to xylene”) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lignocaine
Today it means: Synonym of lidocaine. Full definition →
Today it means: Synonym of lidocaine. Full definition →
From ligno- (“wood, related to xylene”) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.