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Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A circumscribed area of the body where stimulation will produce a specific sensation, such as pain.

CONT

When the pain is chronic or severe, particularly when a trigger area is found, local anesthesia with ethyl chloride spray or local injection of 0.5 per cent lidocaine or physiologic saline sometimes affords relief.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Parfois spontanée, la névralgie est très souvent provoquée par la stimulation d'une région cutanée ou muqueuse précise (zone gâchette).

Spanish

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