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EPIDURAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
epidural; epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("epidural" is a kind of...):
regional anaesthesia; regional anesthesia (loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
On or outside the dura mater
Synonyms:
epidural; extradural
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
dura mater (the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges)
