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How to say local anaesthetic
in Thai
ยาชา
yaa-chaa
local anaesthetic
yaa midchaa mid
ชา 'numb' (same spelling as tea, different word). ฉีดยาชา 'give a local'. Dentists use it daily.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ฉีดยาชาก่อนเย็บแผลchìit yaa-chaa gàawn yép plǎaeto inject a local before stitching
From the same situation: Hospital in Thai only
- หัวใจheart (organ)
- ปอดlungs
- ตับliver
- ไตkidney(s)
- สมองbrain
- ลำไส้intestines, bowel
- กระเพาะอาหารstomach (organ)
- หลอดเลือดblood vessel
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