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saddle block anesthesia

DEFINITIONS OF: saddle block anesthesia

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n the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord

Synonyms:
saddle block anaesthesia
Type of:
spinal, spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia
anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
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