Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of local anesthetic English)
WordNet
n. anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body [syn: local anesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic]
Wikipedia
Local Anaesthetic is a 1969 novel by the German writer Günter Grass. It tells the story of an idealistic high-school teacher who believes society, like a pupil, is learning from experience and reason.
Usage examples of "local anaesthetic".
At the site of the injection I would first inject a little local anaesthetic with a very fine needle to deaden the immediate area which will take the larger needle necessary to infiltrate the deeper tissues.
A local anaesthetic, a small operation, and i believe i can save it.
The local anaesthetic action of Peppermint oil is exceptionally strong.
The girl was seventeen, scared and crying loudly and tearfully in pain, but the local anaesthetic would have taken ten minutes to work and Joost had a lunchtime ring-smooching session with a consultant that he didn't want to be late for.
It even included hypodermic needles for administering a form of local anaesthetic, a pain-deadener which affected only the part being worked upon.
Greg pulled a first aid box off the wall, and found a local anaesthetic infuser.
Having clipped back the hair and scrubbed both Arthur's front feet, she filled a syringe with local anaesthetic: 'I'm going to do a nerve block in the near-fore coffin joint,' she explained as she plunged the needle into the front of a wincing Arthur's foot.
When Ellis was satisfied, he injected local anaesthetic into the scalp points.