nupercaine

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noun

Cinchocaine.

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Meanings

nounnupercaine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineCinchocaine.
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    The method of anesthetizing the mother is as follows: When the pains are every five minutes and quite strong or the cervix is five cm. dilated along with regular and strong pains, the mother is given a block anesthesia of 1 cc. of 1:200 nupercaine, 1 cc. of 10 per cent dextrose with .05 cc. of 1:1000 adrenalin.

    1951 February, Forrest H. Howard, “The Physiologic Position for Delivery”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 2, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 99

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cinchocaine

Origin

From a brand name.

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APA

nupercaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nupercaine

MLA

“nupercaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nupercaine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nupercaine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nupercaine.

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