Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word NEURAXIAL
NEURAXIAL
Definitions of NEURAXIAL
- (anatomy, medicine) Of or pertaining to the neuraxis#Noun, as:
Number of letters
9
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using NEURAXIAL in a Sentence
- For instance, neuraxial administration of opioids results in analgesia primarily by action in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in the substantia gelatinosa where they inhibit release of excitatory neurotransmitters such as substance P and glutamate and inhibit afferent neural transmission to the brain from incoming peripheral pain neurons via hyperpolarization of postsynaptic neurons.
- Neuraxial analgesia is associated with improved maternal and neonatal outcomes and has been recommended by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) as a proactive approach for high-risk parturient safety during labor.
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