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Definition of Regional anaesthesia
1. Noun. Loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth).
Exact synonyms: Regional Anesthesia
Generic synonyms: Anaesthesia, Anesthesia
Specialized synonyms: Acroanaesthesia, Acroanesthesia, Caudal Anaesthesia, Caudal Anesthesia, Caudal Block, Epidural, Epidural Anaesthesia, Epidural Anesthesia, Paracervical Block, Pudendal Block, Spinal, Spinal Anaesthesia, Spinal Anesthesia
Generic synonyms: Anaesthesia, Anesthesia
Specialized synonyms: Acroanaesthesia, Acroanesthesia, Caudal Anaesthesia, Caudal Anesthesia, Caudal Block, Epidural, Epidural Anaesthesia, Epidural Anesthesia, Paracervical Block, Pudendal Block, Spinal, Spinal Anaesthesia, Spinal Anesthesia
Medical Definition of Regional anaesthesia
1. Use of local anaesthetic solution(s) to produce circumscribed areas of loss of sensation; a generic term including conduction, nerve block, spinal, epidural, field block, infiltration, and topical anaesthesia. Synonym: conduction analgesia. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regional Anaesthesia
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