HyperDic: saddle_block_anesthesia

English > 1 sense of the expression *saddle block anesthesia*:
NOUN	state	saddle block anesthesia, saddle block anaesthesia	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

English > *saddle block anesthesia*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	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.
Synonym	saddle block anaesthesia
Broader	spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinal	anesthesia of the lower half of the body