AKA: "Lignacaine (Xylocaine) / Novocain (Procaine)"
A class of many medications that "numb" nerves on contact. Local anesthesia describes the technique of numbing a region of the body by injecting local anesthetic into the tissues around an area to be operated on. Local anesthesia is often supplemented with intravenous sedation.
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An anesthetist injects local anesthetic into the skin of the back prior to placement of a spinal needle. |