spinal anesthesia

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

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

From Science Magazine • May 31, 2017

She had received spinal anesthesia in advance of an operation to repair a fistula; she was not in the process of getting the anesthetic.

From New York Times • May 21, 2012

General or spinal anesthesia is used for the operation, which typically takes one to two hours.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2010

An Army surgeon may, for example, prefer spinal anesthesia.

From Time Magazine Archive

In conventional spinal anesthesia, the anesthetic may rise too far and stop the patient's breathing.

From Time Magazine Archive