Block anesthesia

Definition: Meaning of, block anesthesia in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / blɒk ˌænɪsˈθiːzjə /

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North American English ; block anaesthesia elsewhere

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nerve block anesthesia (noun)
1. anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve
saddle block anesthesia (noun)
1. 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 anaesthetic into the spinal cord
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Pronunciation: kəˈhuːn nʌt

Parts of Speech: noun

nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts

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