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local anesthesia
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local anesthesia
n.
Anesthesia characterized by the loss of sensation only in the area of the body where an anesthetic drug is applied or injected.
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Noun1.local anesthesia - loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)
anaesthesia, anesthesia - loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness


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