pudendal_block
1. [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during childbirth
Related terms: regional_anesthesia
Similar spelling:   pudendal_vein
  pudendal_slit
  pudendal_cleft
  pudendal_artery
  pudendal_cleavage