Associations to the word «Tetracaine»

Wiktionary

TETRACAINE, noun. (medicine) A local anesthetic 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-(butylamino)benzoate used in opthalmology

Dictionary definition

TETRACAINE, noun. A crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.