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paracervical block

paracervical block

9.7
An injection of numbing medicine beside the cervix to reduce pain during childbirth
  • noun
  • /ˌpærəˈsɜrvɪkəl blɑk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bloqueo paracervical
  • The doctor administered a paracervical block during labor.

Examples

  • The doctor performed a paracervical block to ease the patient's labor pain.

  • A paracervical block can effectively provide regional anesthesia during certain gynecological procedures.

  • Some patients may experience temporary side effects after a paracervical block.

  • Many women opt for a paracervical block to ease pain.

  • The doctor recommended a paracervical block to help manage the pain during labor.

  • After discussing options, she decided to have a paracervical block to ease her childbirth experience.

  • The nurse administered a paracervical block to provide relief as the contractions intensified.

Synonyms

block anesthesia
vsparacervical block
  • Specialized
5.2

A way to make part of the body numb by putting medicine near a nerve

is the same method but used specifically around the cervix during labor
nerve block anesthesia
vsparacervical block
  • Specialized
4.3

A way to numb one body part by injecting medicine near a nerve

is focused on the cervix area and used in childbirth situations

Surface Forms

paracervical block singular
paracervical blocks plural

Morphology

paracervical + block

This is a specialized medical term whose first constituent ('paracervical') is not a common word and whose use of 'block' refers to a medical/anesthetic sense rather than a general meaning. Even if a learner knew literal parts (para- beside, cervical/cervix, block as barrier), the combination requires domain-specific knowledge to yield 'regional anesthesia beside the cervix', so it would not be derivable for a typical B1 learner.

Etymology

Paracervical block comes from its parts: para- meaning 'beside', cervical meaning 'related to the cervix', and block meaning 'to stop'. It creates the picture of an injection given beside the cervix to 'stop' pain, which is exactly why the term names this type of local anesthesia.