EMLA cream
EMLA cream (em-lă) n. a cream containing a eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (lidocaine and prilocaine). Applied to the skin as a thick coating and left for 90 minutes, it gives a helpful degree of local anaesthesia, allowing blood samples to be taken and facilitating biopsy procedures in young children.
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