epidural

== English == === Etymology === From epi- +‎ dural. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛp.ɪˈdjʊə.ɹəl/, /ɛp.ɪˈdjɔː.ɹəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɛp.əˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/ Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl === Adjective === epidural (comparative more epidural, superlative most epidural) (anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater. Synonyms: extradural, peridural (medicine, relational) Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === epidural (plural epidurals) (medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth. ==== Translations ==== === References === “epidural”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “epidural”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === preludia == Catalan == === Etymology === From epi- +‎ dural. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.pi.ðuˈɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.pi.ðuˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: e‧pi‧du‧ral === Adjective === epidural m or f (masculine and feminine plural epidurals) epidural === Noun === epidural f (plural epidurals) epidural === Further reading === “epidural”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “epidural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch epiduraal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /epiˈdural/ [e.piˈdu.ral] Rhymes: -ural Syllabification: e‧pi‧du‧ral === Adjective === epidural (comparative lebih epidural, superlative paling epidural) (anatomy, medicine) epidural === Noun === epidural (plural epidural-epidural) (medicine) epidural === Derived terms === === Further reading === “epidural”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English epidural, equivalent to epi- +‎ dural. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /epiduˈɾal/ [e.pi.ð̞uˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: e‧pi‧du‧ral === Noun === epidural f (plural epidurales) epidural === Adjective === epidural m or f (masculine and feminine plural epidurales) epidural ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “epidural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025