Pharmacology

  1. a relative reduction in polarity of the nerve membrane, allowing for impulse conduction
    depolarization
  2. The injection of a local anesthetic solution directly into or adjacent to the tissue to be treated
    infiltration anesthesia
  3. a reversible loss of sensation in a defined area associated with the transient inhibition of peripheral nerve conduction
    local anesthesia
  4. the injection of a local anesthetic agent into or around peripheral nerve trunks or the nerve plexus
    nerve block anesthesia
  5. numbness or tingling following return of sensation to an area or following injury to a nerve
    paresthesia
  6. prototype
    the first drug in a class of drugs to which all other drugs in the same class are compared
  7. LA
    local anesthetic
  8. PABA
    The first drug in a class of drugs to which all other drugs in the same class are compared
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Pharmacology
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