epidural

Other forms of epidural

plural

epidurals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about epidural

What does epidural mean?

epidural means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in epidural?

epidural has 4 syllables: ep-i-du-ral. The stress falls on "du". In IPA it is /ˌɛpəˈdɝəl/.

What is another word for epidural?

Close synonyms include epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, extradural. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is epidural a common word?

epidural is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.