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saddle block anesthesia
noun
- a form of spinal anesthesia that produces loss of sensation in the buttocks, perineum, and inner thighs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of saddle block anesthesia1
First recorded in 1945–50; so called because the nerve block caused by the anesthesia affects areas that would be numbed by prolonged contact with a saddle
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