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block anesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nerve block anaesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑block anesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑anesthesia … Useful english dictionary
Nerve block — Intervention ICD 9 CM 04.81 MeSH … Wikipedia
nerve block — n 1) an interruption of the passage of impulses through a nerve (as with pressure or narcotization) called also nerve blocking 2) BLOCK ANESTHESIA * * * a method of producing anaesthesia in part of the body by blocking the passage of pain… … Medical dictionary
block anesthesia — n local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve trunk compare REGIONAL ANESTHESIA * * * regional a … Medical dictionary
nerve block — n. a method of local anesthesia in which the passage of impulses through a particular nerve is stopped by the injection of an anesthetic into or near the nerve … English World dictionary
nerve block — noun : an interruption of the passage of impulses through a nerve (as with pressure or narcotization); sometimes : block anesthesia * * * Med. an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection… … Useful english dictionary
saddle block anesthesia — noun the parts of a patient s body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord • Syn: ↑saddle block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑spinal anesthesia, ↑spinal… … Useful english dictionary
saddle block anesthesia — a form of spinal anesthesia that produces loss of sensation in the buttocks, perineum, and inner thighs. [1945 50; so called because the nerve block caused by the anesthesia affects areas that would be numbed by prolonged contact with a saddle] * … Universalium
block anaesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
