硬こう膜まく外がい麻ま酔すい

Meanings

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noun

epidural anesthesia

medicine

Medical term for anesthesia injected into the epidural space, commonly used during childbirth or surgery.

hemp, flax, numb

酔drunk, feel sick, poisoned

麻ま酔すい
General term for anesthesia; 硬膜外麻酔 specifies the epidural type.
脊せき椎つい麻ま酔すい
Spinal anesthesia, injected into the subarachnoid space, distinct from epidural.

Compound of 硬膜外 (epidural) and 麻酔 (anesthesia). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.