local anaesthetic

noun

1. Often shortened to: local. med a drug that produces local anaesthesia See anaesthesia

Example Sentences

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.

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Before undergoing the treatment, performed under local anaesthetic, she said her surgeon told her she would have a sinus lift and a bone graft, along with removing her veneers and having implants put in.

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He often works while under fire, in trenches or makeshift outdoor clinics, and sometimes without local anaesthetic.

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The procedure, which typically lasts between one and two hours, is usually carried out under local anaesthetic and is mainly performed on older patients.

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He also offered to inject increasing doses of local anaesthetic without a prescriber present - again illegal - and did not ask for our reporter's weight, thus putting her at risk of an overdose.

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