Hyphenation of epidural

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word epidural? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

epidur-al

Definitions of epidural:

1.	Regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord Sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas Used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
2.	On or outside the dura mater

Synonyms of epidural:

adj	extradural, meninx, meninges
noun	epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, regional anesthesia, regional anaesthesia

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.