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epidural
- /ɛp.ɪˈdjʊə.ɹəl/ UK
- /ɛp.ɪˈdjɔː.ɹəl/ UK
- /ɛp.əˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/ US
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adjective more epidural · most epidural
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Situated on or outside the dura mater.
Similar: extradural, peridural
- Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater. Epidural anesthesia is commonly used for pain relief during childbirth.
noun epidurals
- An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth. For reasons I shan’t bore you with, I got them to induce me at 39 weeks, at 10am, with the epidural going in first, and it was all a dream. Until the baby went back to back and they very nicely pointed out that the epidural doesn’t deal with that pain.
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adj situated on or outside the dura mater
| Español | epidural |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 硬腦膜上 /硬脑膜上 yìngnǎomóshàng, 硬腦膜外 /硬脑膜外 yìngnǎomówài |
| Français | épidural, péridural |
| Italiano | epidurale |
| Ελληνικά | επισκληρίδιος episklirídios |
| Русский | эпидура́льный epidurálʹnyj |
noun anaesthetic
| Español | epidural |
|---|---|
| Français | péridurale, épidurale |
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@misc{epidural_2026,
title = {epidural},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epidural},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
