TROPACOCAINE
\tɹˈɒpɐkˌɒke͡ɪn], \tɹˈɒpɐkˌɒkeɪn], \t_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ɐ_k_ˌɒ_k_eɪ_n]\
Definitions of TROPACOCAINE
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Benzoyl-pseudotropeine an alkaloid obtained from Java coca leaves; a local anesthetic, but much less strongly mydriatic than cocaine; used in the form of t. hydrochloride, for intraspinal anesthesia and in ophthalmology and dentistry in 3 to 10 per cent. solutions.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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An alkaloid obtained from a variety of coca plant growing in Java, and also made synthetically; a marked cardiac depressant, and in 3-per-cent. solution a local anaesthetic, especially in the eye; rarely produces mydriasis, and does not produce ischaemia like cocaine.
By Alexander Duane
