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Med.an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.[1920-25]
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nerve block — noun : an interruption of the passage of impulses through a nerve (as with pressure or narcotization); sometimes : block anesthesia * * * Med. an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection… … Useful english dictionary
nerve block anaesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑block anesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑anesthesia … Useful english dictionary
nerve block anesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑anesthesia … Useful english dictionary
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block — 1. To obstruct; to arrest passage through. 2. A condition in which the passage of an electrical impulse is arrested, wholly or in part, temporarily or permanently. 3. SYN: atrioventricular b.. [Fr. bloquer] alveolocapillary b. the presence of… … Medical dictionary
