局きょく所しょ麻ま酔すい

noun

local anesthesia

Medical term for numbing a specific area of the body, as opposed to general anesthesia.

• 歯はの治ち療りょうの前まえに局きょく所しょ麻ま酔すいを打うってもらった。

  I received a local anesthetic injection before the dental treatment.

• 局きょく所しょ麻ま酔すいで手しゅ術じゅつ中ちゅうも意い識しきがあった。

  I was conscious during the surgery under local anesthesia.