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ep⋅i⋅du⋅ral

  [ep-i-door-uhl, -dyoor-]
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–adjective
1. Anatomy. situated on or outside the dura mater.
–noun
2. Pharmacology. epidural anesthesia.
Origin:
1880–85; < epi- + dur(a mater) + -al-1
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epidural anesthesia

 
–noun
anesthesia produced by the injection of an anesthetic into the lumbar area of the spine in the space between the spinal cord and the dura, which eliminates sensation from the point of insertion downward, used esp. in childbirth.
Also called epidural.
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ep·i·du·ral   (ěp'ĭ-dŏŏr'əl, -dyŏŏr'-)   
adj.  Located on or over the dura mater.
n.  An injection into the epidural space of the spine.
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Main Entry: 1epi·du·ral
Pronunciation: "ep-i-'d(y)ur-&l
Function: adjective
: situated upon or administered outside the duramater <epidural structures> —epi·du·ral·ly /-&-lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2epidural
Function: noun
: an injection of an anesthetic to produce epidural anesthesia

Main Entry: epidural anesthesia
Function: noun
: anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the peridural space of the spinal cord beneath the ligamentumflavum called also peridural anesthesia
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epidural ep·i·du·ral (ěp'ĭ-d&oobreve;r'əl, -dy&oobreve;r'-)
adj.
Located on or over the dura mater. n.
An injection into the epidural space of the spine.

epidural anesthesia n.
Regional anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine.

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epidural   (ěp'ĭ-dr'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
Adjective   Located on or over the dura mater.

Noun   An injection into the epidural space of the spine, as an epidural anesthetic.
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