Explore Epidural through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like meninges. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Epidural meaning
- Situated on or outside the dura mater.
- Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater.
Synonyms of Epidural
Using Epidural
- The main meaning on this page is: Situated on or outside the dura mater. | Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater.
- Useful related words include: extradural, meninx, meninges, epidural anesthesia.
- In the example corpus, epidural often appears in combinations such as: an epidural, the epidural, epidural to.
Context around Epidural
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Epidural
- In this selection, "epidural" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, space, regular, general, stimulator, injection and space stand out and add context to how "epidural" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include birth no epidural as much and cellulitis spinal epidural abscess and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "epidural" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with epidural
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Spinal or epidural blood clots (hematoma). (6 words)
Epidural anesethesia does not typically affect muscle control. (8 words)
Doctors on Monday implanted an epidural stimulator in Ryan Straschnitzki’s spine. (12 words)
It is divided into either spinal (injection into the subarachnoid space ), epidural (injection outside of the subarachnoid space into the epidural space) and caudal (injection into the cauda equina or tail end of the spinal cord). (36 words)
It was a natural birth no epidural as much as I begged for one at some point when I couldn't take it, though I am glad they didn't give it," said Tanasha. (34 words)
Harry writes that the mood changed when doctors decided to give his wife an epidural to ease her pain: “The anaesthetist hurried in. Off went the music, on went the lights. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
It is divided into either spinal (injection into the subarachnoid space ), epidural (injection outside of the subarachnoid space into the epidural space) and caudal (injection into the cauda equina or tail end of the spinal cord).
Harry writes that the mood changed when doctors decided to give his wife an epidural to ease her pain: “The anaesthetist hurried in. Off went the music, on went the lights.
Spinal or epidural blood clots (hematoma).
At this point, the epidural had completely worn off and I could feel the pressure,’ she says.
For those women, an epidural can reduce their risk of complications by 50%, compared to a 33% risk reduction in those without such factors.
Her epidural failed and after “hours” with the baby stuck at 5cm, doctors delivered via c-section.
Other options—disc surgery, spinal fusion, regular epidural injections, or learning to live with the chronic pain—were equally unappealing.
Jessica Cohen, 30, who gave birth to her first baby boy in 2018, told how hospital staff repeatedly refused to give her an epidural.
And even though the pain was excruciating no epidural was administered on her to help elevate the pain.
Approximately ten thousand minutes passed between my saying “I’d like an epidural” and actually getting one.
Doctors on Monday implanted an epidural stimulator in Ryan Straschnitzki’s spine.
It was a natural birth no epidural as much as I begged for one at some point when I couldn't take it, though I am glad they didn't give it," said Tanasha.
Provides that operative surgery does not include abortions performed without general, epidural, or spinal anesthesia, and other gynecological procedures related to abortions.
Straschnitzki underwent in early November involved an epidural stimulator, which is a small implanted device that sends electrical currents to his spinal cord to try to stimulate nerves and move limbs.
The epidural only kicked in for one side of Caillier's body so she was able to feel the pain.
Epidural anesethesia does not typically affect muscle control.
Epidural anesthesia uses larger doses of anesthetic infused through an indwelling catheter which allows the anesthetic to be augmented should the effects begin to dissipate.
Moxibustion and cupping Four adverse events associated with moxibustion were bruising, burns and cellulitis, spinal epidural abscess, and large superficial basal cell carcinoma.
Spinal and epidural are the most commonly used forms of central neuraxial blockade.
The BBC say Honey was not refused an epidural but had actually locked herself away in the bathroom.
Common combinations with epidural
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an epidural 8×
- the epidural 3×
- epidural to 2×
- no epidural 2×
- epidural and 2×
- epidural stimulator 2×