Noun: block anesthesiablók `anis'theezhu Usage: N. Amer (=block anaesthesia)
Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve - conduction anesthesia [N. Amer], conduction anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], nerve block anesthesia [N. Amer], nerve block anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], block anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], anesthesia [N. Amer]