• regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
Example sentence
• The patient requested an epidural anaesthesia to numb the area before the surgery.
• loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
Example sentence
• Epidural anaesthesia is a type of regional anaesthesia commonly used during childbirth.
• 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
Example sentence
• The patient received saddle block anaesthesia for the surgery.
• 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
Example sentence
• During spinal anaesthesia, a local anaesthetic is injected into the cerebrospinal fluid in the spinal canal.
• A flatbread similar in style, composition, and texture to modern pizza doughs and topped with herbs, cheese and other products. Focaccia typically consists of high-gluten flour, oil, water, sugar, salt and yeast.
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