Benzocaine

"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.

MeSH information

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

Descriptor ID	D001566
MeSH Number(s)	D02.241.223.100.050.500.687 D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.687
Concept/Terms	Benzocaine Benzocaine 4-Aminobenzoic Acid Ethyl Ester Bensokain Ethyl Aminobenzoate Anaesthesin Anaesthesin Anesthesin Benzocaine Hydrobromide Benzocaine Hydrobromide Hydrobromide, Benzocaine Benzocaine Hydrochloride Benzocaine Hydrochloride Hydrochloride, Benzocaine Benzocaine Acetate Benzocaine Acetate Acetate, Benzocaine Benzocaine Methanesulfonate Benzocaine Methanesulfonate Methanesulfonate, Benzocaine Ethoform Ethoform Americaine Americaine Benzocaine Formate Benzocaine Formate Formate, Benzocaine

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Benzocaine".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
Acids, Carbocyclic [D02.241.223]
Benzoates [D02.241.223.100]
Aminobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.050]
para-Aminobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.050.500]
Benzocaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.687]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
Benzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127]
Aminobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020]
para-Aminobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937]
Benzocaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.687]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Benzocaine".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Benzocaine".

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