epidural

From epi- +‎ dural.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛp.ɪˈdjʊə.ɹəl/, /ɛp.ɪˈdjɔː.ɹəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛp.əˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

epidural (comparative more epidural, superlative most epidural)

1. (anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater.

   Synonyms: extradural, peridural

2. (medicine, relational) Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater.

   Epidural anesthesia is commonly used for pain relief during childbirth.

• epidurally
• epiduro-
• nonepidural

epidural (plural epidurals)

1. (medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.

• “epidural”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “epidural”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

• preludia

epi- +‎ dural

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.pi.duˈɾal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.duˈɾal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧du‧ral

epidural (masculine and feminine plural epidurals)

1. epidural

epidural f (plural epidurals)

1. epidural

• “epidural” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “epidural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Borrowed from English epidural, equivalent to epi- +‎ dural.

• IPA^(key): /epiduˈɾal/ [e.pi.ð̞uˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧du‧ral

epidural f (plural epidurales)

1. epidural

epidural (plural epidurales)

1. epidural

• subdural

• “epidural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014