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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.

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1920–25
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nerve block  
n.  A blocking of the passage of impulses along a nerve, especially by administration of a local anesthetic.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nerve block
Function: noun
1 : an interruption of the passage of impulses through a nerve (as with pressure or narcotization) called also nerveblocking
2 : BLOCK ANESTHESIA
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nerve block n.
Interruption of the passage of impulses through a neuron by the injection of alcohol or an anesthetic.

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