epidural

Relating to the epidural space in the spinal canal, often used to describe a type of regional anesthesia administered via injection into that area.

• 🇵🇹Relativo ao espaço epidural da coluna vertebral; frequentemente usado para descrever um tipo de anestesia regional administrada por injeção nessa área.

1. Located on or outside the dura mater C1 formal medical

   Relating to the space or region on or outside the dura mater, the outermost membrane covering the brain and spinal cord.

   • The surgeon performed an epidural injection to relieve the patient's back pain.
   • Epidural anesthesia is commonly used during childbirth.
   • The doctor explained the risks of an epidural hematoma.

   🇵🇹Epidural

   Sinônimos: extradural

   Antônimos: subdural

• more epidural comparative form
• most epidural superlative form

A medical noun referring to a type of regional anesthesia achieved by injecting an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord, commonly used during childbirth and gynecological surgery to block sensation in the abdominal, genital, and pelvic areas.

• 🇵🇹Termo médico que se refere à anestesia regional obtida pela injeção de anestésico no espaço epidural da medula espinhal, usada frequentemente durante o parto e cirurgias ginecológicas para bloquear a sensibilidade na região do abdômen, órgãos genitais e pelve.

1. Regional anesthesia B2 formal medical

   A type of regional anesthesia achieved by injecting an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord, resulting in loss of sensation in the abdominal, genital, and pelvic areas; commonly used during childbirth and gynecological surgery.

   • She requested an epidural during labor to manage the pain.
   • The anesthesiologist administered the epidural before the surgery.
   • Epidurals are widely used for pain relief in childbirth.

   🇵🇹Anestesia peridural

   Sinônimos: epidural anesthesia

• epidurals plural form
• epidurals' possessive plural form
• epidural's possessive singular form