Noun: caudal block
- 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 block for the child's lower abdominal surgery";
- caudal anesthesia, caudal anaesthesia
Derived forms: caudal blocks
Type of: regional anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], regional anesthesia [N. Amer]