epidural
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- noun
- /ˌɛpɪˈdʊrəl/
- Specialized
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epidural
- We looked at practice style differences and discussed nurse-midwives' ordering epidurals versus physicians' ordering them.
- spinal epidural
- epidurals for labor
- thoracic epidural
And once she got the epidural, she was like able to sleep.
- And once she got the epidural, she was like able to sleep.
- So I had my epidural, then we induced labor, then I had the kid.
- But Dan's met him a few times and my epidural is wearing off, and so my scar is achy, but nothing I can't handle right now.
- It's all on me, baby, because with my first, I was like, I'd like to try having the baby without an epidural.
- And it's, she has an epidural and she has a little sleep.
- But whenever I have to have an epidural and they put me to sleep, I can't wait.
- But they told me that my, my options were either get AC section or get the epidural.
- But the fucking good news, the outside is I'm going to get an epidural and a Dick.
- You know, it's like stolen Africans were having freaking babies in fields with no epidurals or childcare.
Examples
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Nowadays, c-sections can be done under epidural even while you are still awake.
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The doctor recommended an epidural to manage pain during childbirth.
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And once she got the epidural, she was like able to sleep.
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I had made it through birth without an epidural and with my baby alive.
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Except when I had it, my epidural worked... a little too well.
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After that, I was told that I had to get an epidural in order to reduce my stress level.
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I'm getting an epidural on Monday.
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When my contractions got more painful, I got the epidural, and it was pretty magical.
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I asked for the epidural when I wasn’t even dilated.
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But that doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with epidurals, c-sections, or Pitocin.
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Synonyms
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3.7
A doctor gives a shot of pain medicine near the spine to numb the lower body
A way to stop pain in the lower body by putting medicine near the spine, often used during childbirth
Antonyms
- Specialized
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3.9
A medicine that makes someone completely unconscious so they do not feel pain during major surgery
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A doctor gives a shot of pain medicine near the spine to numb the lower body
- Specialized
A way to stop pain in the lower body by putting medicine near the spine, often used during childbirth
Surface Forms
Morphology
epidural = dural (opaque) = epi + dura + al
The formation is literally epi- + dural, but both 'epi-' and 'dural' are specialist medical elements unfamiliar to an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not derivable from common vocabulary.
Etymology
Epidural comes from epi- meaning 'upon' and dura meaning 'hard', the same root you see in durable. It names the place 'upon the hard' outer covering of the spine where an injection is given to block pain during childbirth or surgery.