How to Use lidocaine in a Sentence

lidocaine

noun

• Not to fear, this gel has lidocaine to numb the skin and aloe to soothe it.
  — Brett Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2021
• The amount of lidocaine used depends on how dense the hair is, plus where on the body it will be removed.
  — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
• Once there, a doctor poured lidocaine in her ear and the insect died.
  — Tamara Lush, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 May 2018
• For some, the researchers washed their roots and exposed them to lidocaine.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2017
• Injectable lidocaine numbing takes away at least 95% of the pain, White said.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2021
• The physicians had injected the woman’s arm with the anesthetic lidocaine—a dose strong enough to deaden her limb for surgery.
  — Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
• The Iditarod says Marrs' dogs did have a small amount of lidocaine in their system but not enough to trigger a positive test.
  — Fox News, 7 Mar. 2018
• Fixing that error required a removal procedure, even more ink, and some lidocaine shots for the pain.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2020
• After three urgent care visits, I was placed on gabapentin and viscous lidocaine.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2022
• To dull pain, lidocaine may be injected into the prostate, and most doctors will offer a sedative for patients who want one.
  — Laura Johannes, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2017
• Lokanc and some others who testified said the gender of a horse makes no difference in testing for lidocaine.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 20 Apr. 2021
• So Xie should’ve injected no more than 36 milligrams of lidocaine.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
• For the faint of heart, Morett sometimes recommends a numbing cream with lidocaine called Numb Skin Cream, but it’s also optional.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 21 Dec. 2022
• Two types of topical pain relievers used for back pain are capsaicin and lidocaine, which are available in creams and patches.
  — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 23 Jan. 2023
• Then a small amount of lidocaine to numb the vein, followed by a large dose of propofol — the anesthetic often used to ease people to sleep before operations.
  — Catherine Porter Photographs and Video By Leslye Davis, New York Times, 25 May 2017
• Your doctor can prescribe a cream with lidocaine or another anesthetic to relieve the pain until the tiny tear heals.
  — Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 10 Mar. 2022
• The list includes products that contain lidocaine and morphine but not the coronavirus vaccine, which isn’t produced in Rocky Mount.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
• Some fillers contain lidocaine within the product, so subsequent injections in the same area tend to be less painful, says Dr. Hibler.
  — Loren Savini, Allure, 3 Nov. 2022
• It doesn't hurt that much: Doctors apply topical numbing cream first, and most fillers are infused with lidocaine to further ease the pain factor.
  — Gina Way, Redbook, 26 Apr. 2017
• The researchers trapped pea plants in glass chambers with ether, soaked roots of the sensitive plant and seedlings of garden cress in lidocaine and even measured the electrical activity of a Venus fly trap’s cells.
  — Joanna Klein, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
• These products contain lidocaine, menthol, capsaicin, and camphor to cool, heat, or numb the affected back area.
  — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
• So can pain-relief creams like those containing lidocaine.
  — Markham Heid, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
• As part of the procedure, she was given a 10-milligram shot of the local anesthetic lidocaine to numb the injection site, the same stuff your dentist uses before giving you what-for.
  — David Lazarus, latimes.com, 15 June 2018
• The office said that multiple drugs were found in his system, including fentanyl, lidocaine and cocaine.
  — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2023
• For larger tattoos where the removal process takes longer, a doctor can give you a lidocaine injection to numb the area, whereas a non-medical professional might not.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 31 Oct. 2018
• One day, at the end of the clinic, I was taken into a room and given a little bit of lidocaine numbing medication, then the dermatologist took a blade, scraped off the pink bump and sent it off for sampling.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2024
• Ultimately, though, the commission was as interested in the impact of the lidocaine as its origins.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2021
• Both later tested positive for lidocaine, a numbing agent that is considered a Class 2 drug.
  — Star Tribune, 2 Sep. 2020
• Analysis of the fluid from the bag revealed the presence of bupivacaine, epinephrine and lidocaine.
  — Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
• Use a numbing spray or lidocaine gel specifically made for perineal use to reduce pain and discomfort.
  — Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 1 July 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024