lidocaine
The origin and history of lidocaine.
Etymology
Formed from (acetani)lid(e) plus -caine, a suffix borrowed from cocaine and used in the names of many anaesthetics.
The origin and history of lidocaine.
Formed from (acetani)lid(e) plus -caine, a suffix borrowed from cocaine and used in the names of many anaesthetics.
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