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Noun: conduction anesthesia
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: conduction anaesthesia)
  1. Anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve
    "The surgeon used conduction anesthesia to numb the entire arm for the procedure";
    - conduction anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], nerve block anesthesia [N. Amer], nerve block anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], block anesthesia [N. Amer], block anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], anesthesia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Conduction anesthesia