Meanings
adjectivesubdural (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyLocated beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater.
nounsubdural (plural subdurals)
plural subdurals
- abbreviationcolloquialellipsismedicineEllipsis of subdural hematoma.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englishdura materellip.
- Englishdura
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdural
- Englishsubdural
Translations
Catalan subdural
- subdurallocated beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
Chinese Mandarin 硬腦膜下 /硬脑膜下
- 硬腦膜下 /硬脑膜下 (yìngnǎomóxià)located beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
Czech subdurální
- subdurálnílocated beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
French sous-dural
- sous-durallocated beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
Spanish subdural
- subdurallocated beneath the dura mater and above the arachnoid mater
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with subdural
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
subdural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdural
MLA
“subdural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdural. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subdural,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdural.
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