local anesthesia
Definition of local anesthesia
medical
: drugs that take away feeling in only the part of the body where the doctor is working
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: characterized by or relating to position in space : having a definite spatial form or location
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place : not general or widespread
: of, relating to, or applicable to part of a whole
: a local person or thing: such as
: a local public conveyance (such as a train or an elevator)
: a local or particular branch, lodge, or chapter of an organization (such as a labor union)
: loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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local anesthesia
Medical Definition of local anesthesia
: loss of sensation in a limited and usually superficial area especially from the effect of a local anesthetic
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