Epidural anesthetic

Epidural anesthetic: An anesthetic agent injected into the epidural space, the space outside the dura -- the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the spinal cord -- in order to bath the spinal nerve roots in the anesthetic agent and numb the lower abdomen, pelvis, and legs.

Common Misspellings: epidural anaesthetic, epideral anesthetic, epideral anaesthetic