(n)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
‖n. pl. [ L., from pudendus that of which one ought to be ashamed, fr. pudere to be ashamed. ] (Anat.) The external organs of generation. [ 1913 Webster ]