Spinal Anaesthesia (Noun)
Meaning
Anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The doctor administered spinal anaesthesia to the patient to numb the lower half of her body before the surgery.
- This type of anaesthesia involves injecting a local anaesthetic into the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the spinal cord.
- Spinal anaesthesia is often used in childbirth, as it allows the mother to stay awake and feel no pain in the lower part of her body.
- The risks and benefits of spinal anaesthesia were thoroughly explained to the patient before the procedure began.
- To prevent infection, the area where the spinal anaesthesia injection would be administered was thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.