Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
local anesthesia Audio
lo·cal an·es·the·sia [ loh-kuhl an-uh s-thee-zhuh ]
Subclass of:
Anesthesia, Conduction
Definitions related to local anesthesia:
  • A temporary loss of feeling in one small area of the body caused by special drugs or other substances called anesthetics. The patient stays awake but has no feeling in the area of the body treated with the anesthetic.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Blocking of nerve conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (anesthesia, local) A blocking of nerve conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (local anesthesia procedure) The temporary suppression of sensation at a specific region of the body by pharmacological intervention. This type of anesthesia does not induce unconsciousness in the patient.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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