1. loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction); [syn: local anesthesia, local anaesthesia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
local anesthesia
n 1: loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a
local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction) [syn:
local anesthesia, local anaesthesia]