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单词 epidural
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Definition of epidural in English:

epidural

adjective ˌɛpɪˈdjʊər(ə)lˌɛpəˈd(j)ʊrəl
Anatomy Medicine
  • On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anaesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.

    〔剖,医〕硬(脑)膜外的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Patients with epidural hematoma usually have a history of recent spinal procedure or trauma.
    • They can also be given in the epidural space in the spinal column where nerves exit.
    • They can also be given through an epidural catheter (a thin tube).
    • Most epidural abscesses are located posteriorly in the thoracic or lumbar spine.
    • The neurologist who examined her found and drained an epidural abscess from the lumbar region.
noun ˌɛpɪˈdjʊər(ə)lˌɛpəˈd(j)ʊrəl
  • An epidural anaesthetic, used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist.

    硬膜外麻醉剂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Anaesthetists want to prove epidurals work well and they don't want to follow up on stories of backache or discomfort.
    • Most hospitals use IV medicines or epidurals for pain relief.
    • Ask your doctor what percentage of their patients receive an epidural.
    • In many hospitals, labor pain management options are limited to epidurals, parenteral analgesics, or rudimentary labor support from overextended nurses.
    • Conversely, because epidurals can provide excellent analgesia, patients will require no systemic sedative analgesia, which is also identified in the editorial as a cause of immobility.
    • Her work's on epidurals, pain relief in childbirth and how very dicey it is getting the needle into the right place.
    • A low-dose epidural is also a way of giving women a brief rest from the pain during early labour.
    • This included the ability to induce labour and the use of epidurals to ease difficult pregnancies.
    • Besides the discomfort of administering the epidural and the fact that it may take a half hour to 90 minutes for pain relief to take effect, mothers opting for epidurals risk these side effects.
    • Anaesthetists routinely provide epidurals for both vaginal and caesarean deliveries.
    • Every time I pick up the paper I read about women's awful experiences of childbirth, of epidurals, of cold, sterile hospitals, Caesarians, epistimologies, birthing like a factory process, pregnancy treated like an illness.
    • These types of epidurals is not discussed here.
    • Little attention has been paid to other obstetric interventions such as epidurals, episiotomies, and instrumental births
    • The policy states that epidurals should not be denied because of the patient's insurance and that nurses should not be restricted from managing regional anesthesia.
    • Unsuccessful attempts at administering the epidural should be recorded factually with no editorial comments.
    • Despite unopposed parasympathetic activity, epidurals do not increase leak rates.
    • Over 1000 nulliparous women who requested epidurals in labour participated in a randomised controlled trial comparing low dose spinal anaesthetic, low dose epidural, and conventional epidural.
    • Where available, more than one in five women will request epidurals for pain relief in labour.
    • Finally, it is noteworthy that caregiver preferences may to a large extent dictate the use of epidurals and other medical procedures for laboring women.
    • The review also studied the use of delayed pushing as a labor management strategy in women with epidurals.

Origin

Late 19th century: from epi- 'upon' + dura1 + -al.

Definition of epidural in US English:

epidural

adjectiveˌepəˈd(y)o͝orəlˌɛpəˈd(j)ʊrəl
Anatomy Medicine
  • On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.

    〔剖,医〕硬(脑)膜外的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They can also be given through an epidural catheter (a thin tube).
    • The neurologist who examined her found and drained an epidural abscess from the lumbar region.
    • Most epidural abscesses are located posteriorly in the thoracic or lumbar spine.
    • They can also be given in the epidural space in the spinal column where nerves exit.
    • Patients with epidural hematoma usually have a history of recent spinal procedure or trauma.
nounˌepəˈd(y)o͝orəlˌɛpəˈd(j)ʊrəl
  • An epidural anesthetic, used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist.

    硬膜外麻醉剂

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These types of epidurals is not discussed here.
    • Every time I pick up the paper I read about women's awful experiences of childbirth, of epidurals, of cold, sterile hospitals, Caesarians, epistimologies, birthing like a factory process, pregnancy treated like an illness.
    • Anaesthetists want to prove epidurals work well and they don't want to follow up on stories of backache or discomfort.
    • Conversely, because epidurals can provide excellent analgesia, patients will require no systemic sedative analgesia, which is also identified in the editorial as a cause of immobility.
    • Little attention has been paid to other obstetric interventions such as epidurals, episiotomies, and instrumental births
    • A low-dose epidural is also a way of giving women a brief rest from the pain during early labour.
    • Where available, more than one in five women will request epidurals for pain relief in labour.
    • Besides the discomfort of administering the epidural and the fact that it may take a half hour to 90 minutes for pain relief to take effect, mothers opting for epidurals risk these side effects.
    • The review also studied the use of delayed pushing as a labor management strategy in women with epidurals.
    • Her work's on epidurals, pain relief in childbirth and how very dicey it is getting the needle into the right place.
    • Most hospitals use IV medicines or epidurals for pain relief.
    • Ask your doctor what percentage of their patients receive an epidural.
    • Anaesthetists routinely provide epidurals for both vaginal and caesarean deliveries.
    • This included the ability to induce labour and the use of epidurals to ease difficult pregnancies.
    • Finally, it is noteworthy that caregiver preferences may to a large extent dictate the use of epidurals and other medical procedures for laboring women.
    • Over 1000 nulliparous women who requested epidurals in labour participated in a randomised controlled trial comparing low dose spinal anaesthetic, low dose epidural, and conventional epidural.
    • Unsuccessful attempts at administering the epidural should be recorded factually with no editorial comments.
    • In many hospitals, labor pain management options are limited to epidurals, parenteral analgesics, or rudimentary labor support from overextended nurses.
    • The policy states that epidurals should not be denied because of the patient's insurance and that nurses should not be restricted from managing regional anesthesia.
    • Despite unopposed parasympathetic activity, epidurals do not increase leak rates.

Origin

Late 19th century: from epi- ‘upon’ + dura + -al.

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