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Meaning of local anesthetic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Betäubungsmittel Lokalanästhetikum lokales Betäubungsmittel
Español anestesia local anestésico local
Suomi paikallispuudutusaine
Magyar érzéstelenítő
Bahasa Indonesia anestetik lokal
Português anestesia local
Русский местный анестетик
ไทย ยาชา
Tagalog pampamanhid

Examples

“He used a local anaesthetic called something or other "snow⟳," which froze the tissue and avoided pain until the probe, the scalpel or the forceps got below the frozen portion.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

local area network Local Arm local attraction local authority local battery local board

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