National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Local Anesthesia Procedure

Synonyms

Local Anesthesia Procedure

local anesthesia

Local Anesthesia

Definitions

The temporary suppression of sensation at a specific region of the body by pharmacological intervention. This type of anesthesia does not induce unconsciousness in the patient.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C81260

ALT_DEFINITION

A temporary loss of feeling in one small area of the body caused by special drugs or other substances called anesthetics. The patient stays awake but has no feeling in the area of the body treated with the anesthetic.

code

C81260

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C89506

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

The temporary suppression of sensation at a specific region of the body by pharmacological intervention. This type of anesthesia does not induce unconsciousness in the patient.

FULL_SYN

Local Anesthesia Procedure

local anesthesia

Local Anesthesia

label

Local Anesthesia Procedure

Legacy Concept Name

Local_Anesthesia_Procedure

Preferred_Name

Local Anesthesia Procedure

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C81260

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0002921

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15181

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