Term: paracervical block: regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth
Broader: regional anesthesia: 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) | Unrelated: nit: a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
Broader: regional anesthesia: 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) | Unrelated: lieutenant commander: a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
Broader: regional anesthesia: 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) | Unrelated: slender wheatgrass: North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop
Broader: regional anesthesia: 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) | Unrelated: teriyaki: beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
Broader: regional anesthesia: 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) | Unrelated: sulphur mine: a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground
Broader: regional anesthesia: 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) | Unrelated: mental reservation: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
Broader: regional anesthesia: 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) | Unrelated: planula: the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates
Broader: regional anesthesia: 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) | Unrelated: pot: a container in which plants are cultivated