Definitions for "Spinal block"
A method of pain relief that can be given to a woman during childbirth by injection into the spinal fluid. The effect only lasts 1–2 hours, and therefore the medication can only be given at the time of birth, and not in advance.
a single injection into the back, and an epidural block is placed through a catheter, or narrow tube, into the back
An anesthetic injection that numbs the lower half of the body.