nerve block
noun Medicine/Medical.
an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.
Origin of nerve block
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby nerve block
nerval,
nervate,
nervation,
nerve,
nerve avulsion,
nerve block,
nerve block anesthesia,
nerve cell,
nerve center,
nerve centre,
nerve conduction
British Dictionary definitions for nerve block
nerve block
noun
induction of anaesthesia in a specific part of the body by injecting a local anaesthetic close to the sensory nerves that supply it
Medical definitions for nerve block
nerve block
n.
Interruption of the passage of impulses through a neuron by the injection of alcohol or an anesthetic.