local anaesthetic
Britishnoun
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For the duration of the procedure the client is wide awake, having had low levels of local anaesthetic injected into the skin and the deeper tissue beneath.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
Despite the local anaesthetic, she said she could "feel everything".
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025
He often works while under fire, in trenches or makeshift outdoor clinics, and sometimes without local anaesthetic.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025
The surgery can also be performed under local anaesthetic so the patient is awake throughout the procedure, and can even see it happening on a screen.
From BBC • May 10, 2023
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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