saddle block anaesthesia

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymssaddle block anesthesia

   Broaderspinal anesthesia

Questions about saddle block anaesthesia

What does saddle block anaesthesia mean?

saddle block anaesthesia means "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".

What is another word for saddle block anaesthesia?

Close synonyms include saddle block anesthesia. 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.

Is saddle block anaesthesia a common word?