(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.

(chiefly US) In a multi-lane controlled-access highway or expressway system, a lane which is physically separated from the (express) lane(s) closest to the median and which is intended for vehicles traveling relatively shorter distances, so that these vehicles may enter and exit the highway system without unduly interrupting the flow of traffic.

(religion) A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in some religious denominations.

plural of local anesthetic

plural of local preacher

In telegraphy, the source of power that actuates the telegraphic station recording instruments, as distinguished from the source of power that furnishes current to the line.

plural of local battery

plural of chromosomal localization, referring to multiple localizations in the same karyotype

(genetics) specified location on a chromosome in the context of a karyotype

(British spelling) alternative spelling of local anesthetic