Definitions for epidural

epidural ep·i·du·ral

Spelling: [ep-i-doo r-uh l, -dyoo
IPA: /ˌɛp ɪˈdʊər əl, -ˈdyʊər-/

Epidural is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 383 anagrams from letters in epidural (adeilpru).

Definitions for epidural

noun

  1. Pharmacology. epidural anesthesia.

adjective

  1. Anatomy. situated on or outside the dura mater.

Origin of epidural

1880-85; epi- + dur(a mater) + -al1

Examples for epidural

So, no epidural—the drug that helps ease the excruciating pain of birth?

But had I needed an epidural, had something gone wrong and I needed a caesarean, that would have been OK, too.

This “lucid interval” is found in nearly half of all cases of epidural hematoma (Bullock, Neurosurgery, 2006).

The problem is that there is no convincing evidence that epidural injections work.

Word Value for epidural
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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