eucaine

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eu·caine

(yo͞o′kān′)

A crystalline ester, C₁₅H₂₁NO₂, formerly used as a local anesthetic in medicine and dentistry.

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eucaine

(juːˈkeɪn)

(Elements & Compounds) a crystalline optically active substance formerly used as a local anaesthetic. Formula: C15H21NO2

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Adrenaline, an alpha-2 agonist, was the first drug used to enhance duration of spinal anaesthesia and morphine was the first opioid injected with eucaine in the lumbar spinal space to relieve vertebral pain.