"epidural" meaning in English

See epidural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɛp.ɪˈdjʊə.ɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛp.ɪˈdjɔː.ɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛp.əˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-epidural.oga [US] Forms: more epidural [comparative], most epidural [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl Etymology: From epi- + dural. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|dural}} epi- + dural Head templates: {{en-adj}} epidural (comparative more epidural, superlative most epidural)
  1. (anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater. Tags: relational Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: extradural, peridural Translations (situated on or outside the dura mater): epidural (Catalan), 硬腦膜上 (Chinese Mandarin), 硬脑膜上 (yìngnǎomóshàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 硬腦膜外 (Chinese Mandarin), 硬脑膜外 (yìngnǎomówài) (Chinese Mandarin), epidurální (Czech), epiduraalinen (Finnish), epidural (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-epidural-en-adj-OF5J7kQb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with epi-, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 34 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 44 33 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 46 35 19 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'situated on or outside the dura mater': 70 30
  2. (medicine, relational) Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater. Tags: relational Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-epidural-en-adj-UUQVHt7l Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: epidurally, epiduro-, nonepidural

Noun

IPA: /ɛp.ɪˈdjʊə.ɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛp.ɪˈdjɔː.ɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛp.əˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-epidural.oga [US] Forms: epidurals [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl Etymology: From epi- + dural. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|dural}} epi- + dural Head templates: {{en-noun}} epidural (plural epidurals)
  1. (medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (anaesthetic): epidural [feminine] (Catalan), epiduraalipuudutus (Finnish), péridurale [feminine] (French), épidurale [feminine] (French), epidural [feminine] (Spanish), epiduralbedövning [common-gender] (Swedish), epidural [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-epidural-en-noun-CejmnEj6 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "anaesthetic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidural"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anaesthetic",
      "word": "epiduraalipuudutus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "anaesthetic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "péridurale"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "anaesthetic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "épidurale"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anaesthetic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidural"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anaesthetic",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "epiduralbedövning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anaesthetic",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "epidural"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "epidural administration"
  ],
  "word": "epidural"
}

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