subgaleal

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adjective

Beneath the galea aponeurosis.

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Meanings

adjectivesubgaleal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyBeneath the galea aponeurosis.

    Proceeding anteriorly, the temporalis muscles are left intact; however, a subgaleal approach may be taken in a plane that is readily separable.

    2012, The Orbit, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, page 582

Origin

From sub- + galeal.

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APA

subgaleal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgaleal

MLA

“subgaleal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgaleal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subgaleal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgaleal.

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