péridurale
French, noun/pe.ʁi.dy.ʁal/
péridurale is spelled P-É-R-I-D-U-R-A-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 56,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Péridurale is a French feminine noun meaning “epidural (an injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of péridural. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Technique d’anesthésie loco-régionale consistant à introduire un cathéter dans l’espace péridural permettant…”.
What does péridurale mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepidural (an injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of péridural
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Technique d’anesthésie loco-régionale consistant à introduire un cathéter dans l’espace péridural permettant la diffusion d'un produit actif (analgésique, anesthésique, glucocorticoïde…). 2. Cette technique utilisée lors de l'accouchement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of péridurale
- péridurales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce péridurale?
- /pe.ʁi.dy.ʁal/
- \pe.ʁi.dy.ʁal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to péridurale
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is péridurale in French?
péridurale appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).