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regional anesthesia

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regional anesthesia  
n.  Anesthesia characterized by the loss of sensation in a circumscribed region of the body, produced by the application of a regional anesthetic, usually by injection.
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Main Entry: regional anesthesia
Function: noun
: anesthesia of a region of the body accomplished by a series of encircling injections of an anesthetic —compare BLOCK ANESTHESIA
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regional anesthesia n.
The use of a local anesthetic solution or solutions to produce circumscribed areas of loss of sensation.

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