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peridural

adjective

Around the dura mater.

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Meanings

adjectiveperidural (not comparable)

not comparableanatomyAround the dura mater.
In this study, we performed histopathologic assessment of postirradiation changes in the spinal dura mater and peridural tissue in mice.
2015 July 28, “Effects of Radiation on Spinal Dura Mater and Surrounding Tissue in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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Origin

From peri- + dural.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with peridural

rural neural plural mural intramural pleural epidural Ural extramural dural subdural sensorineural nomenclatural sural extradural commissural anural bronchopleural caesural caricatural crural cynosural duoplural epipleural

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APA

peridural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peridural

MLA

“peridural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peridural. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peridural,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peridural.

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