saddle block anesthesia

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 anaesthesia

   Broaderspinal anesthesia

Questions about saddle block anesthesia

What does saddle block anesthesia mean?

saddle block anesthesia 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 anesthesia?

Close synonyms include saddle block 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.

Is saddle block anesthesia a common word?