Noun: caudal anesthesia 'ko-d(u)l ,a-nis'thee-zhu
- Regional anaesthesia resulting from injection of an anaesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anaesthesia
"The doctor recommended caudal anesthesia for the child's lower abdominal surgery";
- caudal anaesthesia, caudal block
Type of: regional anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], regional anesthesia [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Caudal anesthesia