nerve block









nerve block


noun Medicine/Medical.

  1. an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.

noun

  1. induction of anaesthesia in a specific part of the body by injecting a local anaesthetic close to the sensory nerves that supply it

n.

  1. Interruption of the passage of impulses through a neuron by the injection of alcohol or an anesthetic.
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