| 单词 | nerve block |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnerve block nerve block n. Medicine injection of a local anaesthetic into or around a nerve, to produce regional anaesthesia; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > [noun] > anaesthetization > by blocking nerves nerve-blocking1906 nerve block1912 field block1922 spinal block1928 saddle block1946 1912 Jrnl. Laryngol., Rhinol., & Otol. 27 525 Certain anæsthetic agents, such as cocaine, novocaine, and eucaine, when brought into contact with nerve-fibres, penetrate to their axis-cylinders and induce what is known as physiological section of the nerve, or nerve-block. 1941 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 32 69 The simplest explanation of the blindness [due to pressure] is that the stoppage of circulation produces retinal anoxia and nerve-block, probably in the ganglionic layers. 1970 W. H. Parker Health & Dis. Farm Animals viii. 94 Dehorning is the removal of horns already in existence on older cattle, essentially a veterinarian's job involving nerve block anaesthesia. 1992 New Scientist 21 Mar. 31/2 Local nerve blocks of this kind (such as arm blocks and epidurals) which can render parts of the body numb, are growing in popularity among anaesthetists. < as lemmas |
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