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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 materplay

  Familiarity information: EXTRADURAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXTRADURAL (adjective)


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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