saddle block
1saddle block — noun see saddle block anesthesia …
2saddle 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 * * * …
3saddle 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 …
4saddle 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 …
5saddle 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 …
6saddle 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… …
7saddle 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… …
8saddle 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 …
9saddle 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] * …
10block — 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… …
