"epidurals" in the noun sense
1. epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural
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
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