epidural Definition
epi·du·ral (ep′ə do̵or′əl, -dyo̵or′-)
noun
anesthesia of the lower part of the body, by the epidural injection of a local anesthetic
epidural Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
have: There is evidence that your chances of needing a forceps delivery are nearly the same as when you have not had a standard epidural.
Modifies a noun
- analgesia: In women with patient controlled epidural analgesia only 69 % did not need a top up.
- anesthesia: In my practice, I limit caudal epidural anesthesia to children who are still small enough for their mothers to carry.
- anesthesia: Methods: A total of 88 patients who had received epidural anesthesia during labor were included in the study.
- catheter: An epidural catheter is passed into the pleural cavity.
- haematoma: NSAID's ( including aspirin ) do not increase the risk of epidural haematoma.
- infusion: In women with continuous epidural infusion, 41 % did not need a top up.
Preposition: during
labor: This is done using a local anesthetic unless you have had an epidural during labor for pain relief.
Infinitive complement
- relieve: Ruth also needed an epidural to relieve the pain, as well as gas and air.
- help: But Katie did indicate she wanted an epidural to help with the pain.
Preposition: in
- situ: The majority of the women involved had an epidural in situ.
- case: Insertion of an epidural in these cases may aggravate the infection.
- place: You will need a urinary catheter for the time that you have an epidural in place because of the numbing effect.
Preposition: for
relief: Many women opt for having an epidural for pain relief during birth.
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