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... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Benzene Derivatives > Benzoates > Aminobenzoates > para-Aminobenzoates > Benzocaine
... > Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Carbocyclic > Benzoates > Aminobenzoates > para-Aminobenzoates > Benzocaine

Preferred term

Benzocaine  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 4-Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester
  • Bensokain
  • Ethyl Aminobenzoate

Scope note

  • A surface anesthetic that acts by preventing transmission of impulses along NERVE FIBERS and at NERVE ENDINGS.

History note

  • 65; was ETHYL AMINOBENZOATE 1963-64

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001566

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