EPIDURAL Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word epidural. (close relations)
Definition of EPIDURAL
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anaesthetic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or producing insensibility noun • a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations adjective satellite • characterized by insensibility | ||||||||
analgesic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a medicine used to relieve pain adjective satellite • capable of relieving pain | ||||||||
anesthetic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or producing insensibility noun • a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations adjective satellite • characterized by insensibility | ||||||||
anodyne | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a medicine used to relieve pain adjective satellite • capable of relieving pain | ||||||||
numb | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking sensation • (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive • so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified verb • make numb or insensitive | ||||||||
numbing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing numbness or insensitivity | ||||||||
painkiller | nounn | |||||||
noun • a medicine used to relieve pain | ||||||||
painkilling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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extradural | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • on or outside the dura mater | ||||||||
epidural anaesthesia | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
epidural anesthesia | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 |