Local Anesthetic
A local anaesthetic (LA) is a medication that causes the absence of all sensations (including pain) in a specific body part without loss of consciousness, as opposed to a general anaesthetic, which eliminates all sensations in the entire body and causes unconsciousness. Local anaesthetics are most commonly used to eliminate pain during or after surgery.
- Abbreviation:
- LA
- Acronym:
- LA
- Initialism:
- LA
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