epidural

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Situated on or outside the dura mater.
2. sıfat Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater.

   “Epidural anesthesia is commonly used for pain relief during childbirth.”

3. isim 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.”