| spinal anaesthesia | |
| —n | |
| 1. | surgery See also epidural anaesthesia of the lower half of the body produced by injecting an anaesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane surrounding the spinal cord |
| 2. | pathol loss of sensation in some part of the body as the result of injury of the spinal cord |
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| spinal anaesthesia | |
noun | |
| 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 [syn: spinal anesthesia] |