Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
spinal block Audio
spi·nal block [ spahyn-l blok ]
Subclass of:
Anesthesia, Conduction
Definitions related to spinal anesthesia:
  • (spinal block) A procedure in which a pharmaceutical agent is administered into the subarachnoid space, producing a loss of sensation at and below the level of the block.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (spinal block) Interruption of the conduction of impulses in peripheral nerves or nerve trunks by the injection of a local anesthetic solution.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A temporary loss of feeling in the abdomen and/or the lower part of the body. Special drugs called anesthetics are injected into the fluid in the lower part of the spinal column to cause the loss of feeling. The patient stays awake during the procedure. It is a type of regional anesthesia.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (anesthesia, spinal) Procedure in which an anesthetic is injected directly into the spinal cord.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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