NERVE BLOCK Definition & Meaning

nerve block

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.

nerve block

noun

induction of anaesthesia in a specific part of the body by injecting a local anaesthetic close to the sensory nerves that supply it

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of nerve block¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

"The next step is I'm going to have a nerve block injected into my head," he said.

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I was stunned when both my breast surgeon and plastic surgeon said that a nerve block would leave me pain-free for about three days, after which the worst of the pain would be over.

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She did not have a nerve block and managed pain for a few days with Tramadol every six hours alternating with acetaminophen.

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“He played with a flak jacket from that point on, and also had a nerve block injection the day before every game,” BriseBois said.

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During a nerve block procedure, the anesthesiologist hit the sciatic nerve by mistake, which Marx said caused her “screaming agony” and necessitated a trip to an ER to quell the resulting pain.

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