epidural anesthesia

Variant of epidural

epidural definition

epi·du·ral (ep′ə do̵or′əl, -dyo̵or′-)

adjective

on or outside the dura mater

Etymology: epi- + dur(a mater) + -al

noun

anesthesia of the lower part of the body, by the epidural injection of a local anesthetic
in full epidural anesthesia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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