epidural anesthesia

American  

noun

1. 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 especially in childbirth.

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Example Sentences

C.D.C. officials found that six of the 221 people potentially exposed to the infection did not have epidural anesthesia and are not considered at risk.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

Dr. Smith said the outbreak was similar to a fungal meningitis outbreak that started in November 2022 in Durango, Mexico, where more than 1,400 patients were possibly exposed through contaminated epidural anesthesia.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

The researchers injected either the antisense drug or a placebo into the study participants’ spinal fluid—a 20-minute procedure similar to those that deliver epidural anesthesia to women in labor.

From Scientific American • Jan. 16, 2018