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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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regional anaesthesia more info
regional anesthesia more info
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hypernym
anaesthesia, anesthesia
hyponym
acroanesthesia, acroanaesthesia caudal anesthesia, caudal anaesthesia, caudal block epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural paracervical block pudendal block spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinal