noun
nerve block
Medical term for a procedure that interrupts nerve signals, often for pain relief or anesthesia.
手術の前に神経ブロックを行います。
We perform a nerve block before the surgery.
麻酔 is general anesthesia or numbness, while 神経ブロック specifically targets a nerve to block pain signals.
Compound of 神経 (nerve) and ブロック (block), a direct loan translation from English 'nerve block'.