dural

[door-uhl, dyoor-uhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to the dura mater.

dural

/ ˈdjʊərəl /

adjective

1. relating to or affecting the dura mater

Other Word Forms

• subdural adjective
• superdural adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dural¹

First recorded in 1885–90; dur(a mater) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

In October 2017, Llacsa made her last trip to the experts at Duke University, who conducted a dural glue patching procedure.

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Craniopagus twins typically share large dural sinuses and vascular structures, with the brains rarely separated by bone.

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Two weeks after the operation, Jenks had suffered a tear in the dural sac and leaked spinal fluid, according to the newspaper.

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One of the dangers of the dural fistula is that it can spread into the vessels of the brain, and that was what happened to this patient.

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More than 60 per­cent of American women choose relief in the form of an epi­dural, a combination of local anesthetic and narcotic administered into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord.

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