Definitions of epidural [ˌɛp ɪˈdʊər əl, -ˈdyʊər-]

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Definition of 'epidural'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) epidural
situated on or outside the dura mater.

2. epidural
of or pertaining to the insertion of an anesthetic into the lumbar spine in the space between the spinal cord and dura mater, which blocks sensation in the body from that point downward:
epidural anesthesia.

3. (n.) epidural
an epidural injection of anesthesia; spinal anesthesia.

Etymology: (1880–85; epi - +dur (amater ) +-al¹)

Definition of 'epidural'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural
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

2. (adj) epidural, extradural
on or outside the dura mater

'epidural' - Nearby Entries
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