regional anesthesia (n)
regional anaesthesia (n)

n14027674

type n
lex_filenum 26
def loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
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Hypernym anesthesia, anaesthesia
Hyponym acroanesthesia, acroanaesthesia; caudal anesthesia, caudal anaesthesia, caudal block; epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural; paracervical block; pudendal block; spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinal
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Hyponym anesthesia, anaesthesia
Hypernym acroanesthesia, acroanaesthesia; caudal anesthesia, caudal anaesthesia, caudal block; epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural; paracervical block; pudendal block; spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinal

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