Injection of local anesthetic into the lumbar or caudal space via a catheter is referred to as:

A) systemic anesthesia
B) medullary anesthesia
C) epidural anesthesia
D) surgical anesthesia

C) epidural anesthesia
Epidural anesthesia involves the injection of the local anesthetic into the epidural (lumbar or caudal) space via a catheter that allows repeated infusions.

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