subdural


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sub·dur·al

 (səb-do͝or′əl, -dyo͝or′-)
adj.
Located or occurring beneath the dura mater: subdural space; a subdural hematoma.
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subdural

(sʌbˈdjʊərəl)
adj
(Anatomy) anatomy between the dura mater and the arachnoid: subdural haematoma.
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sub•du•ral

(sʌbˈdʊər əl, -ˈdyʊər-)
adj.
situated under or behind the dura mater: a subdural hematoma.
[1870–75]
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Adj.1.subdural - below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges
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Translations

sub·du·ral

a. subdural, situado debajo de la dura madre;
___ hematomahematoma ___;
___ hemorrhagehemorragia ___;
___ spaceespacio ___.
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subdural

adj subdural
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According to the BBC, Elleray, suffered a subdural haematoma on May 16, and the family is aiming to raise 50 thousand pounds to fly him back to the UK in an air ambulance,"to treat him properly and with dignity"."
Consultant pathologist Dr Mark Atkinson gave the cause of death as subdural haematoma - bleeding on the brain - due a head injury.
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Eight months ago, he was admitted to the emergency care department with the symptoms of headache, difficulty in walking, right-sided extremity weakness, and then acute subdural hemorrhage was detected in cranial CT.
Medics fear the prince could be at risk of a subdural haematoma, a bleed on the brain, which can be deadly.