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local anesthesia  
n.  Anesthesia characterized by the loss of sensation only in the area of the body where an anesthetic drug is applied or injected.
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Main Entry: local anesthesia
Function: noun
: loss of sensation in a limited and usually superficial area especially from the effect of a local anesthetic
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local anesthesia n.
Regional anesthesia produced by direct infiltration of local anesthetic solution into the surgical site. Also called infiltration anesthesia.

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