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Local Anesthetic

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Noun

1. local, local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic

anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Local Anesthetic

see synonyms of local anesthetic
adjective
1. 
characteristic of or associated with a particular locality or area
2. 
of, concerned with, or relating to a particular place or point in space
3. medicine
of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part
Compare general (sense 10), systemic (sense 2)
4. 
(of a train, bus, etc) stopping at all stations or stops
noun
5. 
a train, bus, etc, that stops at all stations or stops
6. 
an inhabitant of a specified locality
7. British informal
a pub close to one's home or place of work
8. medicine short for local anaesthetic
9. US and Canadian
an item of local interest in a newspaper
10. US and Canadian
a local or regional branch of an association
11. Canadian
a telephone extension

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Local Anesthetic

see synonyms of local anesthetic
noun
7.  US
a local train, bus, etc.
8.  US
a newspaper item of local interest only
9.  US
a chapter or branch of a labor union
10.  Informal
a resident of a particular place
they tried to convince the locals
11.  British, Informal
a neighborhood pub
12. 
an anesthetic that numbs only a small area of the body, allowing the patient to remain conscious during minor surgery, a biopsy, etc.
see also general (sense 13): in full local anesthetic
adjective
1. 
relating to place
2. 
of, characteristic of, or confined to a particular place or district
items of local interest
3. 
not broad; restricted; narrow
local outlook
4. 
of or for a particular part or specific area of the body; not general
5.  US
making all stops along its run
a local bus
6.  Chiefly British
of or relating to specific portions or details of a literary text, as distinguished from its overall structure, themes, style, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Local Anesthetic

see synonyms of local anesthetic
n.
An anesthetic drug that induces local anesthesia by inhibiting nerve excitation or conduction.

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