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Nov 30, 2009
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spi'nal anesthe'sia



Med.
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.

spinalspinal block
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