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saddle block (anesthesia) — ☆ saddle block (anesthesia) or saddle block n. a method of spinal anesthesia, often used during obstetric delivery, that produces anesthesia in that area of the body that would be in contact with a saddle during horseback riding * * * … Universalium
saddle block (anesthesia) — ☆ saddle block (anesthesia) or saddle block n. a method of spinal anesthesia, often used during obstetric delivery, that produces anesthesia in that area of the body that would be in contact with a saddle during horseback riding … English World dictionary
saddle block (anesthesia) — ☆ saddle block (anesthesia) or saddle block n. a method of spinal anesthesia, often used during obstetric delivery, that produces anesthesia in that area of the body that would be in contact with a saddle during horseback riding … English World dictionary
saddle block anesthesia — n spinal anesthesia confined to the perineum, the buttocks, and the inner aspect of the thighs called also saddle block * * * see under block … Medical dictionary
saddle block anesthesia — 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 • Syn: ↑saddle block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑spinal anesthesia, ↑spinal… … Useful english dictionary
saddle block anaesthesia — 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 • Syn: ↑saddle block anesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑spinal anesthesia, ↑spinal… … Useful english dictionary
saddle block — the production of spinal anesthesia in a region corresponding roughly with the areas of the buttocks, perineum, and inner aspects of the thighs that impinge on the saddle in riding, by introducing the anesthetic agent low in the dural sac … Medical dictionary
saddle block anesthesia — a form of spinal anesthesia that produces loss of sensation in the buttocks, perineum, and inner thighs. [1945 50; so called because the nerve block caused by the anesthesia affects areas that would be numbed by prolonged contact with a saddle] * … Universalium
block — n. interruption obstacle 1) (Am. football) to throw a block at smb. 2) a mental block (when it comes to word games, I have a mental block) 3) (med.) a heart; nerve; saddle block 4) a stumbling block street city square (AE) 5) a city block (the… … Combinatory dictionary
Saddle Creek Underpass — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
