regional anesthesia
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
Types & categories
- anesthesia hypernym
- acroanesthesia hyponym
- caudal anesthesia hyponym
- epidural anesthesia hyponym
- paracervical block hyponym
- pudendal block hyponym
- spinal anesthesia hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | anesthesia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | acroanesthesia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | caudal anesthesia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | epidural anesthesia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paracervical block |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pudendal block |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spinal anesthesia |