- spinal subarachnoid block
- a condition in which the flow of cerebrospinal fluid is interfered with by an obstruction in the spinal canal; called also dynamic b.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
spinal subarachnoid block
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subarachnoid block — spinal anesthesia (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
subarachnoid block. — See spinal block. * * * … Universalium
subarachnoid block. — See spinal block … Useful english dictionary
block — 1. To obstruct; to arrest passage through. 2. A condition in which the passage of an electrical impulse is arrested, wholly or in part, temporarily or permanently. 3. SYN: atrioventricular b.. [Fr. bloquer] alveolocapillary b. the presence of… … Medical dictionary
spinal block — 1. See spinal anesthesia. 2. obstruction of the flow of spinal fluid by blockage of the spinal canal. Also called subarachnoid block. * * * spinal block, an obstructing of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid by the injection of an anesthetic into the … Useful english dictionary
spinal anesthesia — 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 anaesthesia, ↑spinal • Hypernyms: ↑regional anesthesia,… … Useful english dictionary
spinal block — 1. See spinal anesthesia. 2. obstruction of the flow of spinal fluid by blockage of the spinal canal. Also called subarachnoid block. * * * … Universalium
spinal anesthesia — n anesthesia produced by injection of an anesthetic into the subarachnoid space of the spine * * * 1. regional anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space around the spinal cord; cf. epidural a. Called also… … Medical dictionary
spinal block — regional anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space around the spinal cord; cf. epidural a. Called also intraspinal a. or block and subarachnoid a. or block … Medical dictionary
dynamic block — spinal subarachnoid b … Medical dictionary
