local

local /lo·cal/ (lo´k'l) restricted to or pertaining to one spot or part; not general.

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lo·cal (lkl)

adj.

Affecting or confined to a specific part of the body; not general or systemic.

n.

Local anesthesia.

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local

restricted to or pertaining to one spot or part; not general.

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local acupuncture points

points which can be found only when a localized pathological process develops. Called also trigger points.

local government

government at substate level, i.e. at shire, municipality, city or county level. The ordinances of local government are the ones that are most constraining in terms of running a traditional urban veterinary practice.

local infection fever

fever associated with local infection such as abscess, empyema, cellulitis.