Definition & Meaning of "topical anesthesia"in English

Topical anesthesia

a type of numbing medicine applied directly to the skin or surface of the body to stop pain in a specific area during a procedure

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

topical anesthesias

Examples

The doctor used topical anesthesia to numb the area before stitching up the wound.

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