local anaesthetic
Britishnoun
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Ms Bacon was given a local anaesthetic to numb her scalp and skull and had immediate improvement in her fingers on the operating table, allowing her to play the clarinet easily.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
He often works while under fire, in trenches or makeshift outdoor clinics, and sometimes without local anaesthetic.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Infections, scarring, significant deformities and reactions to local anaesthetic, including toxicity, are also risks.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Others offer a steam treatment that takes about 20 minutes, under local anaesthetic, with the patient awake.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
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.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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