- block anesthesia
- block anesthesia n local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve trunk compare REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
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block anesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nerve block anesthesia — noun anesthesia of an area supplied by a nerve; produced by an anesthetic agent applied to the nerve • Syn: ↑conduction anesthesia, ↑conduction anaesthesia, ↑nerve block anaesthesia, ↑block anesthesia, ↑block anaesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑anesthesia … Useful english 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 * * * … 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 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
Bier amputation (operation) block (anesthesia) — (byār) [August Karl Gustav Bier, German surgeon, 1861–1949] see under amputation and block … Medical 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
