what does epidural anesthesia mean?

EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA as NOUN

Meaning
- regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord
- sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas
- used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
Synonym(s)
- epidural (what does epidural mean?)
- epidural anaesthesia (what does epidural anaesthesia mean?)
Hypernyms(s) epidural anesthesia is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- regional anesthesia (what does regional anesthesia mean?)
- regional anaesthesia (what does regional anaesthesia mean?)