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lidoderm

lidoderm noun: a transdermal patch of lidocaine, used to help reduce pain or itching.

Noun

lidoderm

  1. A transdermal patch of lidocaine, used to help reduce pain or itching.
    • What medication can John use to help control his pain? […] He may also benefit from applying a lidoderm to the painful area or using a mild opioid2007, Yvonne M. D'Arcy, Pain Management: Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals, Marblehead, MA: HCPro, Inc., →ISBN, page 70
    • Conditions that result in increased lidocaine absorption and hence increase its blood concentrations include:
      • Application of a lidoderm patch for longer than 12 hours/day
      • Application of more than three patches at a time2011, Maggy G. Riad, “Local Anesthetics: Lidocaine transdermal”, in Raymond S. Sinatra, Jonathan S. Jahr, J. Michael Watkins-Pitchford, editors, The Essence of Analgesia and Analgesics, Cambridge...

Origin of lidoderm

Trade name, from lidocaine and Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

Questions about lidoderm

What does lidoderm mean?
Lidoderm means a transdermal patch of lidocaine, used to help reduce pain or itching.
What part of speech is lidoderm?
Lidoderm is a noun.

Words near lidoderm in the dictionary

  1. lidlocks
  2. lido
  3. lidocaine
  4. lidocaine hydrochloride
  5. lidocaines
  6. lidoderm
  7. lidofenin
  8. lidoflazine
  9. lidol
  10. Lidong
  11. lidorestat

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