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Spinal anaesthesia — Spinal analgesia, (or commonly called spinal anesthesia or sub arachnoid block (S.A.B.)) is a form of regional anaesthesia involving injection of a local anaesthetic into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), generally through a fine needle, usually 3.5 … Wikipedia
anaesthetic agent — noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations • Syn: ↑anesthetic, ↑anaesthetic, ↑anesthetic agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑anaesthetic (for: ↑anaesthetic), ↑anaesthetize … Useful english dictionary
spinal anesthetic — noun an anesthetic that is injected into the spine • Syn: ↑spinal anaesthetic • Hypernyms: ↑anesthetic, ↑anaesthetic, ↑anesthetic agent, ↑anaesthetic agent • Hyponyms: ↑pi … Useful english dictionary
spinal anaesthesia — 1. suppression of sensation, usually in the lower part of the body, by the injection of a local anaesthetic into the subarachnoid space. A very fine needle is used to reduce the amount of cerebrospinal fluid that escapes as the needle penetrates… … Medical dictionary
spinal anaesthesia — 1) suppression of sensation, usually in the lower part of the body, by the injection of a local anaesthetic into the subarachnoid space. A very fine needle is used to reduce the amount of cerebrospinal fluid that escapes as the needle penetrates… … The new mediacal dictionary
Anaesthetic vaporiser — An anaesthetic vaporiser is a device generally attached to an anaesthetic machine which delivers a given concentration of a volatile anaesthetic agent. The design of these devices takes account of varying *ambient temperature *fresh gas flow… … Wikipedia
spinal anaesthesia — noun 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 • Syn: ↑spinal anesthesia, ↑spinal • Hypernyms: ↑regional anesthesia,… … Useful english dictionary
Anaesthetic equipment — This article discusses various equipment used in anaesthesia, particularly general anaesthesia but also local anaesthesia. Anaesthetic machineGeneral anaesthesia requires the anaesthetic machine, tested daily, as basic equipment. It is imperative … Wikipedia
anaesthetic — anesthetic / anaesthetic [n] sleep inducing or numbing drug analgesic, anodyne, dope*, gas, hypnotic, inhalant, narcotic, opiate, pain killer, shot, soporific, spinal; concept 307 … New thesaurus
Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia — (CSE) is a regional anaesthetic technique, which combines the benefits of both spinal anaesthesia and epidural anaesthesia and analgesia. The spinal component gives a rapid onset of a predictable block. The indwelling epidural catheter gives the… … Wikipedia
