"Benzocaine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A surface anesthetic that acts by preventing transmission of impulses along nerve fibers and at nerve endings.
| Descriptor ID |
D001566
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.100.050.500.687 D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.687
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| Concept/Terms |
Benzocaine- Benzocaine
- Ethyl Aminobenzoate
- Bensokain
- 4-Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester
- 4 Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester
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