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Ch.5 5.5
Plan anesthesiology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anesthetic | a drug that causes loss of sensation |
| general anesthetic | anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness |
| local anesthetic | anesthetic that does not affect consciousness |
| regional anesthetic | injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area |
| topical anesthetic | local anesthetic applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized |
| epidural anesthetic | applied in the dural region of the spinal cord. |