anesthetic

Many clinicians point to the paracervical block—a simple, targeted injection of a local anesthetic around the cervix—as a way to greatly reduce pain during IUD insertions.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026

And there’s still lots we don’t know about how these drugs work on the brain, even though thousands of patients undergo a general anesthetic every day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

And on Saturday, she will undergo an anesthetic procedure and examination to fully assess her health and check whether she is suffering from low bone density because of malnutrition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2025

According to the guidelines, the topical anesthetic lidocaine “might be useful for reducing patient pain” when injected as a local anesthetic or applied topically as a numbing gel, cream or spray.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024

He said he could remove them in a procedure that could be performed with a local anesthetic right in his office.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

There were no antibiotics to fight infectious diseases, no reliable antiseptics or anesthetics for surgeries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Their findings are detailed in the paper 'Growth in production and environmental deposition of trifluoroacetic acid due to long-lived CFC replacements and anesthetics'.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

Les spent long hours in the surgical theater, which in Macclesfield had little in the way of ventilation, and Joy typically found that he came home smelling of anesthetics, antiseptics and blood.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2024

The settlement didn’t spell out the specific changes agreed to by the state, including whether anesthetics would be available.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

But if the doctor did the same procedure without anesthetics in a modern hospital, it would be very cruel indeed.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall