adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/sʌbˈdjʊə.ɹəl/
General-American:/ˌsʌbˈd(j)ʊɹ.əl/
General-American:/ˈsʌbˌd(j)ʊɹ.əl/
rhymes with -ʊəɹəl
1
adj
Meaning 1
Located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of subdural hematoma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree 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.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
subdural
— located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
Chinese Mandarin:
硬腦膜下 /硬脑膜下
(yìngnǎomóxià)
— located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
Czech:
subdurální
— located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
French:
sous-dural
— located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
Spanish:
subdural
— located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater