Usually means: Blocks pain signals at source.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word local anesthetic:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. local anesthetic: Merriam-Webster
  2. local anesthetic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. local anesthetic: Vocabulary.com
  4. local anesthetic: Wiktionary
  5. local anesthetic: Dictionary.com
  6. Local anesthetic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. local anesthetic: Rhymezone
  8. local anesthetic: FreeDictionary.org
  9. local anesthetic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. local anesthetic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Local anesthetic: Glossary of Health Care Terms
  2. local anesthetic: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Local-anesthetic, local anesthetic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. local anesthetic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Anesthetic, local: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Local-anesthetic, local anesthetic: Medical dictionary
  4. Anesthetic, local: Drug Medical Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. local anesthetic: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (local anesthetic)

noun:  (medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.

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