caudal block

1. 1.

   regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia

   Synonymscaudal anesthesiacaudal anaesthesia

   Broaderregional anesthesia

Questions about caudal block

What does caudal block mean?

caudal block means "regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia".

What is another word for caudal block?

Close synonyms include caudal anesthesia, caudal anaesthesia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.