Local-anesthetic meaning

An anesthetic drug that induces local anesthesia by inhibiting nerve excitation or conduction.
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An anesthetic drug that induces local anesthesia by inhibiting nerve excitation or conduction.
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(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.
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Local-anesthetic Sentence Examples

  • cannula insertion depends to some extent on needle size - but subcutaneous injection of local anesthetic itself causes pain.

  • cone biopsy under general or local anesthetic.

  • ganglion block - injection of local anesthetic around a group of nerves (found in the neck area ).

  • inject a local anesthetic to numb the area where the line is to be inserted.

  • intercostal nerve block - an injection of local anesthetic in the area between the ribs.

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