what does paracervical block mean?

PARACERVICAL BLOCK as NOUN

Meaning
- regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix
- used during labor and childbirth
Hypernyms(s) paracervical block is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- regional anesthesia (what does regional anesthesia mean?)
- regional anaesthesia (what does regional anaesthesia mean?)

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