English noun: saddle block anesthesia | |||
1. | saddle block anesthesia (state) 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 anaesthesia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spinal, spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia | ||