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subdural

UK/sʌbˈdjʊə.ɹəl/US/ˌsʌbˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/

subdural adjective: located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater. Also the ellipsis of subdural hematoma.

Adjective

subdural (not comparable)

  1. Located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater.

Also used as

subdural is also the ellipsis of subdural hematoma.

Forms of subdural

pluralsubdurals

Origin of subdural

From sub- + dural.

Words formed from subdural

Phrases with subdural

Words that rhyme with subdural

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Questions about subdural

What does subdural mean?
Subdural means located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater.
What part of speech is subdural?
Subdural is an adjective.
How do you pronounce subdural?
Subdural is pronounced /sʌbˈdjʊə.ɹəl/ (UK).

Words near subdural in the dictionary

  1. subduing
  2. subduingly
  3. subduings
  4. subduple
  5. subduplicate
  6. subdural
  7. subdural hematoma
  8. subdural hematomas
  9. subdural hematomata
  10. subdural space
  11. subdural spaces

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