local

Adjective
  1. Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area (synset 301110098)
    "local taxes"; "local authorities"
  2. Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood (synset 302767118)
    "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
  3. Affecting only a restricted part or area of the body (synset 301428402)
    "local anesthesia"
    referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
    similar to:
Noun
  1. Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops (synset 103686268)
    "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
    is a type of: public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
  2. Anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body (synset 103686474)
    is a type of: anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
    subtypes:
    • anesthyl - a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic
    • antipruritic - a substance that relieves or prevents itching
    • benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate - a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
    • butacaine, butacaine sulfate - a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
    • ethyl chloride - a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic
    • lidocaine, xylocaine - a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
    • ethocaine, procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
    • tetracaine - a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic
    same as: local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic

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