An anaesthetic that affects a restricted area of the body.
a minor operation performed under local anaesthetic
Compare with general anaesthetic
count noun the doctor administered a local anaesthetic
Example sentencesExamples
- Surgery is carried out under general or local anaesthetic.
- The treatment is non-invasive and can be carried out after administering only a few drops of local anaesthetic.
- Root canal surgery is usually carried out under local anaesthetic although in some cases where the tooth has clearly died and is not sensitive this may not be necessary.
- Surgery is done under local anaesthetic in the operating theatre.
- He underwent a surgical procedure under local anaesthetic for a condition affecting the extensor tendons.
- A small amount of local anaesthetic will be injected into your skin between the bones at the lower end of the back.
- All the theatres were full, so I had to suture this large laceration under local anaesthetic.
- An injection of local anaesthetic is given to the groin.
- A local anaesthetic is usually given just before the general anaesthetic wears off so there is less pain for a few hours after the operation.
- Both can be done under local anaesthetic as day case procedures.
- The operation is usually carried out under general anaesthetic but is sometimes carried out under local anaesthetic if preferred.
- Vasectomy can easily be performed as an outpatient operation under local anaesthetic.
- For operations on a small area of the body, it is possible to simply inject local anaesthetic at the site of the operation.
- In the awake patient the procedure is easily performed using local anaesthetic.
- Babies who are circumcised are usually given a local anaesthetic because a general anaesthetic is more dangerous.
- Patients who have cataract surgery under topical local anaesthetic can have colourful visual experiences.
- It is carried out by an anaesthetist and involves injecting local anaesthetic or painkilling drugs into the epidural space that surrounds the spinal cord.
- If a biopsy is needed, you can have some local anaesthetic injected into the cervix first.
- Both of these procedures are carried out with a fine needle under local anaesthetic at the same time as the woman's eggs are being collected.
- You may need to have your gums numbed with an injection of local anaesthetic before the scaling, and you may feel a little discomfort afterwards.