epidural   (TTS Sound)

The epidural has 2 Senses.

• epidural, epidural anaesthesia, epidural anesthesia
• 硬膜外麻酔
• 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
• 麻酔薬の注射から脊椎の硬膜上腔に生じる局所麻酔法

• extradural, epidural
• 硬膜外
• on or outside the dura mater
• 硬膜の外またはその上で