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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
epidural
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 wonderful.
▪ In such a case, the cesarean section and the epidural might not have been necessary.
▪ She had very high blood pressure, and was given two epidurals that didn't work.
▪ She was given an epidural so that she could tolerate oxytocin augmentation.
▪ The usual medication administered in this situation is a continuous epidural infusion.
▪ They were both born by Caesarean, one under general anaesthetic and one under an epidural.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
epidural

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.

Wiktionary
epidural

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.

WordNet
epidural

n. regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery [syn: epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia]

epidural

adj. on or outside the dura mater [syn: extradural]

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Epidural (disambiguation)

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.

It may also refer to:

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.