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local /lo·cal/ (lo´k'l) restricted to or pertaining to one spot or part; not general.
lo·cal (lkl)
adj.
Affecting or confined to a specific part of the body; not general or systemic.
n.
Local anesthesia.

local
Etymology: L, locus, place
1  adj, pertaining to a small circumscribed area of the body.
2  adj, pertaining to a treatment or drug applied locally.
3  n,
Usage notes: informal.
a local anesthetic.

local [lo´k'l]
restricted to or pertaining to one spot or part; not general.

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

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.

local
adjective In the area of a lesion; confined to a specific area noun Regionally popular for a local anesthetic, as in, 'under local'

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