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Noun: local anaesthesia
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: local anesthesia)
  1. Loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anaesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)
    - local anesthesia [N. Amer]

Type of: anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], anesthesia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Local anaesthesia