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A way of making a limb pain free by injecting local anaesthetic close to the nerves which supply it. This can be used instead of a general anaesthetic or to provide pain relief following a general anaesthetic. Depending on the exact nerve block the "motor nerves" which stimulate movement of the limb may also be effected, producing an expected and temporary paralysis.
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