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spinal anesthesia: Meaning and Definition of

spi'nal anesthe'sia

Pronunciation: [key]
— Med. Med.
  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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
spinal accessory nerve spinal block
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