mepivacaine
English
editEtymology
editFrom me(thyl) + pi(pecoloxylidide) + -vacaine (“alteration of Novocaine”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmepivacaine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A local anesthetic derived from piperidine and similar in structure and action to lidocaine, usually given by injection as the hydrochloride; (1-methyl-2-piperidyl)formo-2′,6′-xylidide, C15H22N2O.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “mepivacaine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “mepivacaine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.