Epidural

Quick meaning: Epidural is an adjective meaning (anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater.

Meaning

(anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater.

More Meanings

1. (medicine, relational) Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater.
2. (medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.

Example Sentences

Epidural anesthesia is commonly used for pain relief during childbirth.

For reasons I shan’t bore you with, I got them to induce me at 39 weeks, at 10am, with the epidural going in first, and it was all a dream. Until the baby went back to back and they very nicely pointed out that the epidural doesn’t deal with that pain.

During my third birth, the epidural provided a welcome numbing sensation on one side of my abdomen, but I still had sharp, intense pain on the other. […] I’ve talked to dozens of mom friends over the years. Most say their epidural was like a magic wand that eliminated their pain in minutes. Some recalled napping or watching a movie through most of labor.

Word Forms

• epidurals

Synonyms for epidural

Depending on context, synonyms include extradural, peridural.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sufentanil, extradural, peridural, subdural, supradural, intradural.

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