epidural anaesthesia

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

epidural epidural anesthesia

Hypernyms

regional anesthesia regional anaesthesia

Close letter words and terms

epidotize epidoxorubicin epidural epidural anesthesia epidural bleed epidural cannula