| 单词 | epidural |
| 释义 | epidural (once / 137434 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY epidural: epidurally, epidurals USAGE EXAMPLESDuring active labor, women are prone to ask for epidurals, where pain relief is injected into the spine. The Guardian(Dec 09, 2016) A small new study suggests that getting a pain-relieving epidural injection during labor may lower the risk of developing postpartum depression. Time(Oct 27, 2016) For most women, however, the issue is neither the cost nor the longer time it takes to recover after an epidural. Economist(Oct 20, 2016) 1n regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery Syn|Hyper epidural anaesthesia, epidural anesthesia regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth) 2adj on or outside the dura mater Syn extradural |
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