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Definition of Epidural
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Regional Anaesthesia, Regional Anesthesia
2. Adjective. On or outside the dura mater.
Definition of Epidural
1. Adjective. (anatomy) Situated on or outside the dura mater. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epidural
1. an injection to produce loss of sensation [n -S]
Medical Definition of Epidural
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Literary usage of Epidural
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1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"He found that epidural injections were efficacious when the perineural ...
He says that the epidural method is not painful and has never caused fever or ..."
2. Diseases of the Ear by Philip D. Kerrison (1921)
"The term extradural, or epidural, abscess is applied to any ... The symptoms of
epidural abscess may be nil or so indefinite as to be of little or no ..."
3. Diseases of the Ear: A Text-book for Practitioners and Students of Medicine by Edward Bradford Dench (1909)
"The separation of the epidural abscess cavity from the mastoid wound by means of
firm gauze packing should be looked upon as a ..."
4. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"... and in the intervals between the fibrous processes which pass into the be-
there are small lymph spaces (epidural spaces) where the outer surface of th» ..."
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