Definition of EPIDURAL. Meaning of EPIDURAL. Synonyms of EPIDURAL

- Epidural administration (from Ancient Gr**** ἐπί, "upon" + dura mater) is a method of medication administration in which a medicine is injected into the...
- Epidural hematoma is when bleeding occurs between the tough outer membrane covering the brain (dura mater) and the skull. When this condition occurs in...
- In anatomy, the epidural space is the potential space between the dura mater and vertebrae (spine). The anatomy term "epidural space" has its origin in...
- An epidural blood patch (EBP) is a surgical procedure that uses autologous blood, meaning the patient's own blood, in order to close one or many holes...
- An epidural abscess refers to a collection of pus and infectious material located in the epidural space superficial to the dura mater which surrounds the...
- epidural administration of analgesics and anesthetics. It may also refer to: Epidural administration Epidural space Epidural venous plexus Epidural needle...
- inserting epidural catheters. Literally, an epidural needle is simply a needle that is placed into the epidural space. To provide continuous epidural analgesia...
- spinal and epidural anaesthesia is a regional anaesthetic technique, which combines the benefits of both spinal anaesthesia and epidural anaesthesia...
- Spinal extradural haematoma or spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) is bleeding into the epidural space in the spine. These may arise spontaneously (e.g. during...
- The epidural venous plexus is a venous plexus embedded within the epidural fat of the vertebral canal. It is situated within the anterior epidural space...