epidural anesthesia

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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 especially in childbirth.

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Also called epidural.

Words nearby epidural anesthesia

epididymovasectomy, epididymovasostomy, epidiorite, epidote, epidural, epidural anesthesia, epidural block, epidural hematoma, epidural space, epidurography, epiestriol

How to use epidural anesthesia in a sentence

A procedure to reopen his urinary tract could have been done under local anesthesia.
Ayatollah Khamenei’s Cancer Scare|IranWire|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But had I needed an epidural, had something gone wrong and I needed a caesarean, that would have been OK, too.
Natural Childbirth Is Not a Cult|Brandy Zadrozny|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He has had operations on both knees, and they had to put him under anesthesia to clean a long gash in his left thigh.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The story of a wayward anesthesia trainee who took a near fatal dose of fentanyl hit the news this week.
The Secret World of Drug-Addict Doctors|Kent Sepkowitz|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Someof the injured were being detained right after they awoke from anesthesia.
Ukraine’s Mother Teresa Of The Maidan|Anna Nemtsova|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was enough whiskey in the place to provide the new specimen with a near-total anesthesia.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith
Anesthesia from it sets in more rapidly and lasts longer than with cocaine.
Merck's 1899 Manual|Merck & Co.
While hypnotism can be used to produce anesthesia, it has many disadvantages.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
One element that is extremely important for anesthesia is deep breathing.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
Feldman operated with a pocketknife sterilized in a bottle of expensive Scotch and only anodyne tablets in place of anesthesia.
Badge of Infamy|Lester del Rey

Medical definitions for epidural anesthesia

epidural anesthesia

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