EPIDURAL

Meaning of EPIDURAL in English

[noun] [C] medical - the putting of an anaesthetic (= substance which blocks feelings) into the nerves in a person's lower back with a special needle in order to prevent feelings of painThey gave my wife an epidural when she was giving birth.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

EPIDURAL — I. adjective Date: 1882 situated upon or administered or placed outside the dura mater , II. noun Date: 1970 an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EPIDURAL — I. |epə̇|d(y)u̇rəl, |epē|- adjective Etymology: epi- + dural : situated upon or administered outside the dura mater an epidural abscess …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIDURAL — /ep'i door"euhl, -dyoor"-/ , adj. 1. Anat. situated on or outside the dura mater. n. 2. Pharm. See epidural anesthesia …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPIDURAL — adj. (Medicine) located in the spinal canal outside the dura mater; administered to the spinal canal outside the dura mater
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EPIDURAL — I. ˌe-pi-ˈd(y)u̇r-əl adjective Date: 1882 : situated upon or administered or placed outside the dura mater epidural anesthesia an epidural …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPIDURAL — [epi.du.ral] adj (1882): situated upon or administered outside the dura mater "~ anesthesia" "~ structures"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EPIDURAL — epidural BrE AmE ˌep ɪ ˈdjʊər ə l ◂ § -ə-, -ˈdjɔːr-, ⇨-ˈdʒʊər- AmE -ˈdʊr- -ˈdjʊr- ▷ epidural|ly i ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EPIDURAL — / ˌepɪˈdjʊərəl; NAmE ; NAmE usually -ˈdʊr-/ noun ( medical ) an anaesthetic that is put into the lower part …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EPIDURAL — ep ‧ i ‧ dur ‧ al /ˌepɪˈdjʊərəl◂ $ -ˈdʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: epi- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EPIDURAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 Anat. on or around the dura mater. 2 (of an anaesthetic) introduced into the space …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EPIDURAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 Anat. on or around the dura mater. 2 (of an anaesthetic) introduced into the space …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EPIDURAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. Anat. on or around the dura mater. 2 (of an anaesthetic) introduced into the space …
Oxford English vocab
EPIDURAL — ( epidurals) An epidural is a type of anaesthetic which is injected into a person’s spine so that they cannot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EPIDURAL — (~s) An ~ is a type of anaesthetic which is injected into a person’s spine so that they cannot feel …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EPIDURAL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After tea and lots of talking, I rang my Mum, singing the praises of epidurals. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EPIDURAL — Having to do with the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord. …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
EPIDURAL — relating to or administered via the dura mater, the outer membrane of the brain and spinal cord.
AIDS English Glossary
EPIDURAL — Эпидуральная анестезия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EPIDURAL — эпидуральный (расположенный поверх твёрдой мозговой оболочки)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
EPIDURAL — эпидуральный ( расположенный поверх твёрдой мозговой оболочки )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
EPIDURAL — эпидуральный (находящийся над или за пределами твердой мозговой оболочки)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
EPIDURAL — adj. Function: noun Date: 1970 : an injection of a local anesthetic into the space outside the dura mater of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EPIDURAL — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ e-pi- ' d(y)u ̇ r- ə l Function: adjective Date: 1882 : situated upon or administered or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA — noun : caudal anesthesia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA — anesthesia produced by the injection of an anesthetic into the lumbar area of the spine in the space between the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPIDURAL ANATOMY & MEDICINE — epidural Anatomy & Medicine [ ˌɛpɪ'djʊər(ə)l ] ■ adjective on or around the dura mater of the spinal cord. ■ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANESTHESIOLOGY — Medical specialty dealing with anesthesia and related matters, including resuscitation and pain. Originally concerned only with general anesthesia in the …
Английский словарь Британика
EPIDURALLY — adverb see epidural I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXTRADURAL — [ ˌɛkstrə'djʊər(ə)l ] ■ adjective Medicine another term for epidural .
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANESTHETIC — also spelled Anaesthetic, agent which produces a local or general loss of sensation, including pain. General anesthesia involves loss of …
Britannica English vocabulary
INFUSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE continuous ▪ These include continuous insulin infusion or plasma exchange. ▪ The usual medication …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANALGESIA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE epidural ▪ Indeed, in many studies epidural analgesia has been shown to be beneficial. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Cambridge English vocab

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