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LIGNOCAINE

\lɪɡnˈɒke͡ɪn], \lɪɡnˈɒke‍ɪn], \l_ɪ_ɡ_n_ˈɒ_k_eɪ_n]\

Definitions of LIGNOCAINE

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A local anesthetic and cardiac depressant used as an antiarrhythmia agent. Its actions are more intense and its effects more prolonged than those of procaine but its duration of action is shorter than that of bupivacaine or prilocaine.

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