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Meaning of epidural




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

epidural
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It means that it is applied above or outside the hard mother (spinal cord). It is a type of lumbar application anesthesia and is used to numb the body from the waist down. It is mainly used in childbirth or leg surgeries. The term peridural can also be used.

  




Alfredo Edgardo Alvarez Ahumada

epidural: refers to the local anesthetic injected in the lumbar area to numb the lower half part of the body.

  



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