spinal anaesthesia
noun
surgery
anaesthesia of the lower half of the body produced by injecting an anaesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane surrounding the spinal cord
See also epidural (def. 2)
pathol
loss of sensation in some part of the body as the result of injury of the spinal cord
Words nearby spinal anaesthesia
spinaceous,
spinach,
spinach-rhubarb,
spinal,
spinal accessory nerve,
spinal anaesthesia,
spinal analgesia,
spinal anesthesia,
spinal artery,
spinal atrophy,
spinal block