subdural

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-der.

English sub-

English dura

English -al

English dural

English subdural

From sub- + dural.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sʌbˈdjʊə.ɹəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsʌbˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/, /ˈsʌbˌd(j)ʊɹ.əl/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

Adjective

subdural (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater.

Derived terms

• subdural hematoma
• subdurally
• subdural space

Translations

located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater

• Catalan: subdural
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 硬腦膜下 / 硬脑膜下 (yìngnǎomóxià)

• Czech: subdurální (cs)
• French: sous-dural (fr)
• Spanish: subdural (es)

Noun

subdural (plural subdurals)

1. (medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of subdural hematoma.

References

• “subdural”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “subdural”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Catalan

Etymology

From sub- +‎ dural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [sub.duˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: sub‧du‧ral

Adjective

subdural m or f (masculine and feminine plural subdurals)

1. subdural

Related terms

• epidural

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English subdural, equivalent to sub- +‎ dural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /subduˈɾal/ [suβ̞.ð̞uˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: sub‧du‧ral

Adjective

subdural m or f (masculine and feminine plural subdurales)

1. subdural

Related terms

• epidural