bupivacaine
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bupivacaine_skeletal.svg/220px-Bupivacaine_skeletal.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From bu(tyl) + pi(pecoloxylidide) + -vacaine (“alteration of Novocaine”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /bjuˈpɪv.əˌkeɪn/
Noun
[edit]bupivacaine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A local anesthetic C18H28N2O that is like lidocaine in its action but is longer acting.
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References
[edit]- “bupivacaine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.