lidocaine
- n a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
- The device was approved as a way to anesthetize the skin with lidocaine cream to prepare patients, especially children, for painful procedures like the insertion of catheters and .
- The doctor allegedly injected Camarena with lidocaine, which kept his heart going to prolong his torture and interrogation by Mexican officials and drug kingpins.
- Except that it wasn't lidocaine; it was adrenaline, a powerful stimulant.