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Local anesthesia

Also called Numbing injection

AnesthesiologySurgeryEssential

Reversible loss of sensation in a specific body area by blocking nerve conduction, without affecting consciousness.

Korean

국소마취(부분 마취)

신경 전도를 차단하여 특정 신체 부위의 감각만 가역적으로 소실시키는 마취 방법.

French

Anesthésie locale

Perte de sensibilité réversible dans une région corporelle spécifique par blocage de la conduction nerveuse, sans altération de la conscience.

Word parts

  • an-PrefixWithout, absence of
  • esthesi/oRoot(Greek) Sensation, feeling, perception
  • -iaSuffix(Latin) Condition, state

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