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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anesthetics
  4. local anesthetics
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. pain management
  4. anesthetics
  5. local anesthetics
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. pain management
  4. anesthetics
  5. local anesthetics

Preferred term

local anesthetics

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A drug used to numb a specific area of the body without loss of conscioussness; generally used for small procedures (e.g. skin biopsies).

    Source: AWIC

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/8810

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