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
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Synonyms | spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia |
Type of | regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia |
Has types | saddle block anaesthesia, saddle block anesthesia |
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Derivation | spine |
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