spinal anaesthesia
Britishnoun
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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
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pathol loss of sensation in some part of the body as the result of injury of the spinal cord
Example Sentences
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German surgeon August Bier proves the effectiveness of spinal anaesthesia.
From Nature • Jul. 12, 2016
Perhaps even more wonderful is the newer method of spinal anaesthesia, which we used largely for the difficult abdominal cases.
From A Surgeon in Belgium by Souttar, Henry Sessions
Then it occurred to her that the face of a person under spinal anaesthesia might in itself be a reason.
From A Crooked Mile by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
That would be the same thing as going home: little enough change from spinal anaesthesia in that!
From A Crooked Mile by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
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