单词 | walking epidural |
释义 | > as lemmaswalking epidural walking epidural n. a combination of a low-dose epidural anaesthetic with a spinal narcotic, intended to produce pain relief to a woman during childbirth while affording the subject some lower-body muscular control. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > anaesthetic > [noun] > local > spinal spinal1938 epidural1970 walking epidural1995 1995 Western Jrnl. Med. 162 55/1 The use of the combined spinal-epidural technique has been particularly helpful for patients in early labor or for those seeking a more natural delivery—that is, some analgesia but full or greater motor control. This technique has even permitted women to ambulate during labor and is commonly referred to as a ‘walking epidural’. 2008 Times (Nexis) 27 Mar. (Features section) 8 Modern low-dose ‘walking epidurals’ allow women to remain active while retaining the muscle strength to push out the baby. < as lemmas |
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