LOCAL ANESTHESIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does local anesthesia mean? 

• LOCAL ANESTHESIA (noun)
  The noun LOCAL ANESTHESIA has 1 sense:

1. loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)

  Familiarity information: LOCAL ANESTHESIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOCAL ANESTHESIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

local anaesthesia; local anesthesia

Hypernyms ("local anesthesia" is a kind of...):

anaesthesia; anesthesia (loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness)

 Context examples 

Local anesthesia is a loss of feeling in one small area of the body.

(Anesthesia, NCI Dictionary)

A synthetic short-acting opioid with analgesic and local anesthesia enhancing activity.

(Alfentanil, NCI Thesaurus)

An open biopsy may be done in the doctor's office or in the hospital, and may use local anesthesia or general anesthesia.

(Incisional biopsy, NCI Dictionary)

It is used in dentistry, cardiac surgery, endoscopic procedures, as preanesthetic medication, and as an adjunct to local anesthesia.

(Midazolam hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia.

(Excisional skin surgery, NCI Dictionary)

The hydrochloride salt of alfentanil, a synthetic short-acting opioid with analgesic and local anesthesia enhancing activity.

(Alfentanil Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An open biopsy may be done in the doctor’s office or in the hospital, and may use local anesthesia or general anesthesia.

(Open biopsy, NCI Dictionary)

Lidocaine stabilizes the neuronal membrane by binding to and inhibiting voltage-gated sodium channels, thereby inhibiting the ionic fluxes required for the initiation and conduction of impulses and effecting local anesthesia.

(Lidocaine, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon topical application and transdermal delivery, the active ingredient lidocaine binds to and blocks voltage-gated sodium channels in the neuronal cell membrane; lidocaine-mediated stabilization of neuronal membranes inhibits the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses and produces a reversible local anesthesia.

(Lidocaine Patch, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike other NSAIDs, benzydamine hydrochloride does not inhibit cyclooxygenases (COX) but stabilizes membranes, resulting in local anesthesia; inhibits the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines; inhibits the generation of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils; inhibits leukocyte aggregation and adhesion; and exhibits antimicrobial properties.

(Benzydamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)