saddle block anaesthesia

Definitions of saddle block anaesthesia

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: saddle block anesthesia

   type of:

   spinal, spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia

   anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord