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Which of the following is a local anaest...

Which of the following is a local anaesthetic?

A

Diazepam

B

procaine

C

Mescaline

D

None of these

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B
The anaesthetics produce temporary insensibility to the vital function of all types od cells, specially of nervous systems and are used during surgical operations. These are classified as (i) Genral anaesthetic: Producing unconsciousness all over the body, e.g., `N_(2) O`, cyclopropane, sodium pentothal, ether and chloroform (ii) Local anaesthetic: Affect only the part of body, e.g., xylocaine, ethyl chloride, procaine etc.
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