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subgaleal

subgaleal adjective: beneath the galea aponeurosis.

Adjective

subgaleal (not comparable)

  1. Beneath the galea aponeurosis.
    • Proceeding anteriorly, the temporalis muscles are left intact; however, a subgaleal approach may be taken in a plane that is readily separable.2012, The Orbit, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, page 582

Origin of subgaleal

From sub- + galeal.

Words formed from subgaleal

Questions about subgaleal

What does subgaleal mean?
Subgaleal means beneath the galea aponeurosis.
What part of speech is subgaleal?
Subgaleal is an adjective.

Words near subgaleal in the dictionary

  1. subfuscs
  2. subfusiform
  3. subfusk
  4. subfusoid
  5. subgalactic
  6. subgaleal
  7. subgalleries
  8. subgallery
  9. subgame
  10. subgames
  11. subgap

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