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Childbirth anaesthetic
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epidural
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1873, "situated on or affecting the dura mater," from epi- "on" + dura mater + -al (1). The noun meaning "injection into the epidural region" (usually given during childbirth) is attested by 1966.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. on or outside the dura mater [syn: extradural ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) Situated on or outside the dura mater. n. (context medicine English) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After tea and lots of talking, I rang my Mum, singing the praises of epidurals. ▪ And after two and a half hours, the doctor made the decision for me and gave me the epidural . ▪ But as the drip and epidural took effect, I felt ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The term epidural (from Ancient Greek ἐπί, "on, upon" + dura mater ) is an adjective referring to the epidural space , part of the spinal canal in mammals . The term is most commonly used to refer to epidural administration of analgesics and anesthetics. ...
Usage examples of epidural.
Marcaine in the open box, the HARMFUL INTENT 179 chances that his ampule would be used that day were good, especially with two epidural cases listed on the big board.
Other than Caesareans, epidural anesthesia was not commonly used in emergencies.
Fatalities during epidural anesthesia were extremely rare, especially after the .
While he waited, Jeffrey again marveled about Boston having four deaths during epidural anesthesia and that he did not know it.
Then he capped off the epidural catheter and returned to the head of the table.
Jeffrey was particularly interested in the initial sequence of events, when Chris was first administering the epidural anesthesia.
Burnham had informed her that epidural anesthesia was safer and would leave her feeling better after the abortion and the sterilization procedure were over.
Instead of fuming about the situation, he spent it in one of your company's labs, gengineering the modified molecular structure of an illegal but well-known and widely available epidural narcotizing agent.
Although in an age of synthollagen injections and epidural neuron massage and skin replacement therapy it was difficult at a glance to tell anyone's age for certain, Cardenas was reasonably confident that the intruder who had surprised him was at least in his seventies, and quite possibly older.