saddle block.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a form of spinal anesthesia limited in area to the buttocks, perineum, and inner surfaces of the thighs.
[n] - the parts of a patient`s body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
saddle block anaesthesia noun the parts of a patient`s body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord