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LOCAL

Definition:

1. [noun] public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
   
   
2. [noun] anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body
   Synonyms: anesthetic, anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic
   
   
3. [adjective] relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"
   
   
4. [adjective] of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
   
   
5. [adjective] affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia"
   
   

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Related Words:

• anesthyl
• antipruritic
• benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate
• butacaine, butacaine sulfate
• ethyl chloride
• lidocaine, Xylocaine
• procaine, Ethocaine
• tetracaine

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