How to Use epidural in a Sentence

epidural

1 of 2 adjective
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  • She was treated with epidural shots to ease the pain and kept on swimming.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2019
  • Shah placed the leads of the electrodes into the epidural space of his spine using needles and taped the device to his back.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2022
  • After a couple of hours of this, Landy felt like her epidural was no longer masking the pain.
    — Cassandra Willyard, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The following night, Dr. Shelchkov placed an epidural catheter.
    — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • In late 2013, her doctor suggested an epidural shot for the pain.
    — John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2019
  • His disgust and the sight that triggered it are played for laughs, as Alison screams in epidural-free agony.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2022
  • Over the next two-and-a-half hours, surgeons performed a craniotomy to remove the blood buildup (epidural hematoma) from Jaden's brain.
    — Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 28 Apr. 2016
  • Ultimately, the decision to get an epidural or not should be up to you.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2017
  • An epidural hematoma involves bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the space between the skull and the covering around the brain, called the dura mater.
    — Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • The drug, given by an epidural, replaces a protein Koen was lacking.
    — Alicia Fabbre, Daily Southtown, 19 May 2017
  • When the midwife suggested an epidural, the answer was a grateful yes.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Melvin had discomfort at least since spring training and had an epidural injection before the A's flew to Japan to open the season.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2019
  • Henesey kept the epidural a secret and returned a few kickoffs that week against the Steelers in what would become a 20-17 overtime win for the Cardinals.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2022
  • At one point, Lauren was overcome by a sudden, sharp pain in her back near her kidneys or liver, but the nurses bumped up her epidural and the stabbing stopped.
    — Nina Martin, Propublica; Renee Montagne, Fox News, 21 May 2017
  • Judi said Dominic had an epidural planned for Wednesday, and should feel some relief within 24-48 hours.
    — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Cross is dealing with a nerve issue in his back that kept him on a couch for nearly a week recently and demanded a fifth epidural shot this year last week.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 June 2018
  • Mitchell, however, stood up for herself—and her decision to use an epidural.
    — Christina Oehler, Health.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • When Cheplak was about to get an epidural, Justiniani was whisked away to the operating room for her C-section.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • Some patients instead opt for regional anesthesia, such as an epidural or spinal block, which numbs the area while keeping you awake and alert.
    — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 25 June 2023
  • The CAT scan read by an outside radiologist showed an epidural hematoma — a collection of blood pressing on the spinal cord.
    — Robert Brum, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Exhausted from labor and dry heaves, Kirsten begged for an epidural, and Liam finally emerged into Michael’s hands.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • At the hospital, after an epidural, Jenn’s labor stalled.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 6 June 2018
  • Roberts said Clayton Kershaw (back pain) got an epidural shot after going on the injured list Friday.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022
  • These hematomas happen in the head and there are several subtypes (e.g., epidural, subdural).
    — Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2023
  • News of the epidural shortage were injected into headlines during the Summer of 2022.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Harper, who has two herniated disks and two bulging disks in her spine, had an appointment the next morning for an epidural, to relieve her pain.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2019
  • For her, that meant in a hospital, vaginally, without an epidural for pain relief.
    — Lauren Sausser, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Seager received a pain-killing epidural injection the day after he was injured.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Epidurals involve injecting an anesthetic directly into the spine in a space around spinal nerves called the epidural space.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
  • If a good trial of epidural injections is not helpful, surgery is a consideration.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
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epidural

2 of 2 noun
  • There was no time for an I.V., no time for an epidural.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
  • For the biopsy, she was placed in stirrups and given a spinal epidural to numb the area.
    — Rachel E. Gross, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The idea that epidurals can prolong labor has been around for a while.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2017
  • There was no time for an epidural because Savion was ready to make his debut.
    — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 2 Jan. 2022
  • After 90 minutes of what felt like fruitless effort, my OB called a time out and cranked the epidural back up.
    — Frances F. Denny, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 July 2018
  • The epidural didn’t seem to work, her pain level hovering between a seven and a 10.
    — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Saldaya declined requests to put on a hospital gown and pee in a cup, as well as offers for an epidural.
    — Rebecca Grant, Marie Claire, 9 June 2021
  • Fentanyl has long been used in legal drugs, such as in prescription pain patches and epidurals.
    — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • Both can be used in labor as an alternative to epidurals.
    — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Even Rizzo was on the IL for the Yankees with migraines following an epidural to treat lower back tightness.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Fentanyl has long been used in prescription pain patches and epidurals.
    — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2018
  • Davis received an epidural, which was expected to help resolve the issue.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • Time to shift Mckenzie into different positions to help the baby turn and descend, even with the constraints of an epidural.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • An epidural is an injection via a catheter of either an anesthetic agent or a steroid into a person’s epidural space, the space in the body surrounding the spinal nerves.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Her epidural failed, and so her torso-long incision was quickly stapled shut instead of stitched.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2021
  • A few more epidurals were administered throughout the year to get Shannon through his senior season.
    — Tyler James, Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2020
  • Since labor can be unpredictable, having an alternative to an epidural in mind is a good idea.
    — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Mota had also received an epidural in the preceding hours.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • As the Mayo Clinic explains, an epidural is a procedure in which an anesthetic is injected into the epidural space, which surrounds the section of the spinal cord in the lower back.
    — Natasha Lavender, SELF, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The procedures all involved an epidural, an anesthetic injected into the area around the spinal column.
    — Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • Feeling their pain A series of deaths in Japan is fueling misinformation about the safety of epidurals.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2017
  • An anesthesiologist botched my epidural and then didn’t believe it was botched.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
  • Her medical team had just administered an epidural to numb her body for a cesarean section.
    — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 14 Jan. 2021
  • This woman, Sherman said, was able to receive an epidural in a private labor and delivery room rather than be forced to undergo a heartbreaking delivery in the ER.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Like many Mexican clinics, surgery there is done using epidurals for anesthesia.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 29 June 2023
  • Use of nitrous oxide is sometimes preferred to an epidural, which relieves pain but can cause minimal feeling and limit mobility in the legs.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
  • In the two clinics associated with the new outbreak, people were given anesthesia via an epidural.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 20 June 2023
  • Some women were reported after testing positive for the fentanyl in their epidurals.
    — Shoshana Walter, New York Times, 29 June 2023
  • All five patients traveled from Texas to the border city of Matamoros to get surgical procedures that involved an epidural, which is an anesthetic injected into the area around the spinal column.
    — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Doctors stopped epidurals during the second stage of labor in 38 cases when delivery wasn’t progressing quickly enough.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2017

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