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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (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;
[syn: epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. on or outside the dura mater;
[syn: epidural, extradural]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

epidural
    adj 1: on or outside the dura mater [syn: epidural,
           extradural]
    n 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 [syn:
         epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural]