subdural

[ suhb-door-uhl, -dyoor- ]

adjectiveAnatomy.
  1. of, relating to, or situated below the dura mater, between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane: a subdural hematoma.

Origin of subdural

1
First recorded in 1870–75; from Swedish; sub- + dural

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British Dictionary definitions for subdural

subdural

/ (sʌbˈdjʊərəl) /


adjective
  1. anatomy between the dura mater and the arachnoid: subdural haematoma

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