local anaesthetic

noun

1. med a drug that produces local anaesthesia Often shortened tolocal See anaesthesia

Example Sentences

Infections, scarring, significant deformities and reactions to local anaesthetic, including toxicity, are also risks.

From BBC

The local anaesthetic numbs the nerves in the short term.

From BBC

Others offer a steam treatment that takes about 20 minutes, under local anaesthetic, with the patient awake.

From BBC

Teammate Le Roux Malan dislocated his ankle and snapped his tibia in a sliding tackle against New Zealand and underwent surgery within three hours with local anaesthetic while awake.

From Seattle Times

The surgery can also be performed under local anaesthetic so the patient is awake throughout the procedure, and can even see it happening on a screen.

From BBC