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EXTRADURAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does extradural mean?
• EXTRADURAL (adjective)
The adjective EXTRADURAL has 1 sense:
1. on or outside the dura mater
Familiarity information: EXTRADURAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
On or outside the dura mater
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
epidural; extradural
Pertainym:
dura mater (the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges)
Context examples
Spinal arachnoid cysts may be extradural, intradural, or perineural and tend to present with signs and symptoms indicative of a RADICULOPATHY.
(Arachnoid Cyst, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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