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Noun: caudal block
  1. Regional anaesthesia resulting from injection of an anaesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anaesthesia
    - caudal anesthesia, caudal anaesthesia

Derived forms: caudal blocks

Type of: regional anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], regional anesthesia [N. Amer]