epidural anesthesia

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epidural anesthesia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  epidural anesthesia
      n 1: 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 [syn:
           epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural]