LOCAL ANESTHETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does local anesthetic mean? 

• LOCAL ANESTHETIC (noun)
  The noun LOCAL ANESTHETIC has 1 sense:

1. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

  Familiarity information: LOCAL ANESTHETIC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOCAL ANESTHETIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

local; local anaesthetic; local anesthetic; topical anaesthetic; topical anesthetic

Hypernyms ("local anesthetic" is a kind of...):

anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent; anesthetic; anesthetic agent (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "local anesthetic"):

anesthyl (a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic)

antipruritic (a substance that relieves or prevents itching)

benzocaine; ethyl aminobenzoate (a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic)

butacaine; butacaine sulfate (a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic)

ethyl chloride (a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic)

Lidocaine; Xylocaine (a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes)

Ethocaine; procaine (a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine)

tetracaine (a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic)

 Context examples 

A synthetic agent derived from trifluoroethoxy-benzamide exhibiting antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic activity.

(Flecainide, NCI Thesaurus)

A hemorrhoidal preparation contains compounds with anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic, local anesthetic or analgesic activity.

(Hemmorrhoidal Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic aminoethylamide with local anesthetic activity applied topically to either the skin or mucous membranes.

(Lidocaine Topical, NCI Thesaurus)

Local anesthetics may be injected or put on the skin to lessen pain during medical, surgical, or dental procedures.

(Local anesthesia, NCI Dictionary)

Frequently administered agents include local anesthetics and analgesics.

(Epidural block, NCI Thesaurus)

An extended release (ER) injectable formulation composed of the hydrochloride salt form of bupivacaine, an amide-type, long-acting local anesthetic, in a resorbable sucrose acetate isobutyrate-based matrix, with analgesic activity.

(Extended Release Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Resorbable Matrix Formulation, NCI Thesaurus)

With antihistaminic and local anesthetic properties as well, it is indicated for symptomatic relief of parkinsonism and drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions.

(Benztropine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

Local anesthetics cause a loss of feeling in one small area of the body.

(Anesthetic, NCI Dictionary)

Unlike local anesthetics, which block all nerve activity including motor axons, RTX allows many sensations, like touch and vibration, as well as muscle function, to be preserved.

(Chemical from cactus-like plant shows promise in controlling surgical pain, while leaving touch and coordination intact, National Institutes of Health)

It is a type of local anesthetic.

(Bupivacaine, NCI Dictionary)