spinal anesthesia

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

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.

Example Sentences

The woman was conscious because she was given spinal anesthesia rather than a general anesthetic.

From Fox News

Giving pregnant women epidural spinal anesthesia to ease their pain during the late stages of labor and delivery may not prolong the birthing process, a new experiment suggests.

From Washington Post

Surgical patients who receive local or spinal anesthesia also suffer cognitive problems, several studies have found.

From Science Magazine

The new approach: Mixing a variety of different medications, along with techniques like nerve blocks, spinal anesthesia and numbing lidocaine, to attack pain from multiple directions, rather than depending solely on opioids to dampen brain signals that scream “ouch.”

From Seattle Times

Kennith Sartorelli, a pediatric surgeon at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, says there have been no major complications in the more than 2,500 surgeries the hospital has performed using spinal anesthesia for procedures on the lower extremities or abdominal area, which are tracked in a registry.

From Wall Street Journal