noun
- a local anesthetic drug used especially by dentists to numb areas during medical procedures
Usage: trademark; medical
Examples
- The dentist injected novocaine before filling the cavity.
- After the novocaine wore off, my jaw began to ache.
- The patient couldn’t feel anything after receiving the novocaine shot.
- Novocaine is commonly used for minor dental procedures.
- She was nervous about getting novocaine for her root canal.
- The numbness from the novocaine lasted for several hours.