Definition of subdural in English:
subdural
adjective sʌbˈdjʊər(ə)lˌsəbˈd(j)ʊrəl
Anatomy Situated or occurring between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane of the brain and spinal cord.
Example sentencesExamples
- The brain showed extensive postsurgical changes, including a small occipital subdural hematoma, sutures within the dura, and a ventriculostomy tract in each frontal lobe.
- A positive CT scan included findings of a subdural, epidural or parenchymal hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral contusion or depressed skull fracture.
- Various techniques, each having advantages and limitations, are available, including subdural, epidural, foramen ovale and intracerebral electrodes.
- Because of the protective layer of the dura mater, subdural and intraparenchymal metastases from prostate cancer are rare.
- Postmortem ocular examination showed haemorrhages of the optic nerve sheaths with subdural haemorrhage greater than subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Definition of subdural in US English:
subdural
adjectiveˌsəbˈd(y)o͝orəlˌsəbˈd(j)ʊrəl
Anatomy Situated or occurring between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane of the brain and spinal cord.
Example sentencesExamples
- A positive CT scan included findings of a subdural, epidural or parenchymal hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral contusion or depressed skull fracture.
- Various techniques, each having advantages and limitations, are available, including subdural, epidural, foramen ovale and intracerebral electrodes.
- Postmortem ocular examination showed haemorrhages of the optic nerve sheaths with subdural haemorrhage greater than subarachnoid haemorrhage.
- Because of the protective layer of the dura mater, subdural and intraparenchymal metastases from prostate cancer are rare.
- The brain showed extensive postsurgical changes, including a small occipital subdural hematoma, sutures within the dura, and a ventriculostomy tract in each frontal lobe.