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spinal anesthesia

–noun Medicine/Medical.
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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spinal anesthesia  
n.  Partial or complete anesthesia produced by injecting an anesthetic into the spinal canal.
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Main Entry: spinal anesthesia
Function: noun
: anesthesia produced by injection of an anesthetic into the subarachnoid space of the spine
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spinal anesthesia n.

  1. Anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic solution into the spinal subarachnoid space.

  2. Loss of sensation produced by disease of the spinal cord.

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