noun
- Plural of procaine; synthetic local anesthetic drugs used in medicine and dentistry to numb tissue.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; procaine is the singular form; procaines is the plural
Examples
- The dentist used procaines to numb the patient's gums before the procedure.
- Different procaines have varying durations of effectiveness.
- Procaines are commonly used in minor surgical procedures.
- The pharmacist explained that procaines work by blocking nerve signals.
- Modern procaines have largely replaced older anesthetic compounds in many applications.