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procaine (prōkān`), anesthetic drug, commonly called novocaine, that gives prolonged relief from pain (see anesthesia anesthesia (ănĭsthē`zhə) [Gr. ..... Click the link for more information. ). It is used as a local anesthetic and in rectal and other surgery surgery, branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and the excision and repair of pathological conditions by means of operative procedures (see also anesthesia ; medicine ; radiology ). ..... Click the link for more information. . It is marketed under the trade name Novocain. |
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| A comparison of procaine penicillin with sulbactam-ampicillin in the treatment of peritonsillar abscesses. 1957; Zsigmond and Downs 1971) in which serum cholinesterase levels were measured with acetylchoune, benzoylcholine, butyrylcholine, or procaine as substrate. He said procaine is an old story and that it's never been shown to have any great success in clinical trials. |
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