spinal anesthesia

American  

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. interruption of conduction of nerve impulses by the injection of an anesthetic into the spinal canal that reduces sensitivity to pain without loss of consciousness.

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Example Sentences

Surgical patients who receive local or spinal anesthesia also suffer cognitive problems, several studies have found.

From Science Magazine • May 31, 2017

She had received spinal anesthesia in advance of an operation to repair a fistula; she was not in the process of getting the anesthetic.

From New York Times • May 21, 2012

General or spinal anesthesia is used for the operation, which typically takes one to two hours.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2010

The patient, under spinal anesthesia, clutched a rosary and a religious medal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Using local and spinal anesthesia, the Cook County doctors have been able to see: the inflamed areas in cystitis; a tumor; an obstructed bladder neck; the encroachment of an enlarged prostate gland.

From Time Magazine Archive