epidural anaesthesia

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epidural anaesthesia - 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

epidural, epidural anesthesia

regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia - loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)

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epidural epidural anesthesia regional anaesthesia regional anesthesia			Several techniques can be used: local anaesthesia, local infiltration analgesia with sedation, posterior perineal block, caudal block, epidural anaesthesia or general anaesthesia. Minor anorectal surgery in the office by Grobler, Stephen / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD During the caesarean section Sarah claims she heard a nurse say that she could smell something and that Sarah had been burnt, although she was under epidural anaesthesia at the time and did not feel anything. A pad caught fire during caesarean and left me with this burn mark; ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) The best form of pain relief is an epidural anaesthesia which is a special type of local anaesthetic which numbs the nerves which carry the feelings of pain from the birth canal to the brain. What Is Giving Birth Really like? by Carolyn Clayton / Women's issues/gender studies community			epidendron Epidendrum Epidendrum tampense Epidendrum venosum Epiderm Epidermal epidermal cell Epidermatic Epidermatoid Epidermeous Epidermic Epidermic administration of medicine Epidermical Epidermidal epidermis epidermoid epidermolysis bullosa Epidermose epidiascope Epidictic epididymis Epididymitis epidote Epidotic epidural epidural anaesthesia epidural anesthesia epidural injection epifauna epifocal Epigaea Epigaea repens Epigaeous epigamic Epigastrial Epigastric epigastric artery epigastric fossa Epigastric region epigastric vein epigastrium epigeal Epigee epigene epigenesis epigenesist epigenetic epigenous epigeous Epigeum Epiglottic			epididymitis-orchitis epididymitis-vaginitis epididymo-orchitis epididymoorchitis epididymoplasty epididymotomy epididymovasectomy epididymovasostomy epididymovesiculography Epididymytis Epididymytis Epididymytis Epidiorite Epidiorite EPIDOS Epidosite epidote epidote epidote-amphibolite facies epidotic epidotic epidotization epidural epidural epidural Epidural abscess Epidural abscess Epidural abscess Epidural abscess epidural aerocele epidural anaesthesia epidural anaesthetic Epidural analgesia Epidural analgesia Epidural analgesia epidural anesthesia epidural anesthesia epidural anesthesia epidural block epidural block epidural block epidural block epidural block epidural block epidural blood patch Epidural cavity Epidural haematoma Epidural haemorrhage epidural hematoma Epidural hematomas Epidural hemorrhage Epidural Hemorrhage/Hematoma epidural injection epidural injection epidural injection Epidural Lysis of Adhesions Epidural Scoring Scale for Arm Movements epidural space epidural space epidural space epidural space

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