Ethocaine (Noun)
Meaning
A white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The dentist carefully injected the ethocaine near the molar to numb the area before the filling procedure.
- Ethocaine was administered to the patient before the surgical procedure to minimize pain and discomfort.
- The medical team used ethocaine as a local anesthetic to relieve pain in the patient's wound.
- The pharmacist handled the ethocaine with care, as it required a prescription and had to be administered by a trained professional.
- As a local anesthetic, ethocaine was used in dentistry to block pain signals to the brain without causing the patient to lose consciousness.