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Regional Anaesthesia

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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Classifications

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
regional anesthesia
plural
Regional Anaesthesias
possessive
Regional Anaesthesia's
pluralpossessive
Regional Anaesthesias'