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Benzocaine vs Heparin - What's the difference?

benzocaine | heparin |

As nouns the difference between benzocaine and heparin

is that benzocaine is (pharmaceutical drug) a local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever while heparin is (medicine|carbohydrate) a glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant.

benzocaine

English

(wikipedia benzocaine)

Noun

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  • (pharmaceutical drug) A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever.

    • heparin

    English

    (wikipedia heparin)

    Noun

  • (medicine, carbohydrate) A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant

    • Derived terms

    * heparinize * heparinized