HyperDic: saddle_block_anesthesia

English > 1 sense of the expression saddle block anesthesia:
NOUNstatesaddle block anesthesia, saddle block anaesthesiathe 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
MeaningThe 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.
Synonymsaddle block anaesthesia
Broaderspinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinalanesthesia of the lower half of the body

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