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nerve block
noun Medicine/Medical.
an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.
Origin:
1920–25
1920–25
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Nerve block
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World English Dictionary
| nerve block | |
| —n | |
| induction of anaesthesia in a specific part of the body by injecting a local anaesthetic close to the sensory nerves that supply it | |
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Medical Dictionary
nerve block n.
Interruption of the passage of impulses through a neuron by the injection of alcohol or an anesthetic.
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