epidural anesthesia

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsepidural anaesthesiaepidural

   Broaderregional anesthesia

Questions about epidural anesthesia

What does epidural anesthesia mean?

epidural anesthesia 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".

What is another word for epidural anesthesia?

Close synonyms include epidural anaesthesia, epidural. 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.