subdural

[ suhb-door-uhl, -dyoor- ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

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

   a subdural hematoma.

subdural

/ sʌbˈdjʊərəl /

adjective

1. anatomy between the dura mater and the arachnoid

   subdural haematoma

Word History and Origins

Origin of subdural¹

First recorded in 1870–75; from Swedish; sub- ( def ) + dural ( def )

Example Sentences

A CT scan showed the man suffered from bleeding—medically known as chronic subdural haematoma—on the right side of his brain.

From The Daily Beast

From the description, Secretary Clinton has a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood under the dura mater.

From The Daily Beast

In an earlier piece, I noted that former president Ronald Reagan sustained a subdural hematoma after a horseback riding accident.

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