dural
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- adjective
- /ˈdʊrəl/
- Specialized
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dural
- Blood is collected by standard venipuncture and then is injected into the site of the dural tear.
- dural repair
- dural tear
- dural defects
Examples
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During surgery, when a tear in the dural sac is noted, repair of the tear is attempted.
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A CSF leak is caused by a dural tear/durotomy resulting from debridement of disc/bone fragments close to the dural sac or malalignment of spinal instrumentation.
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Any significant dural tears are repaired primarily or with fascia.
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An accurate gauze count is important because many are used to pack the wound to avoid dural injuries and control bleeding.
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A slight dural erosion was noted, but the internal auditory canal and cochlea were not involved.
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A risk with this procedure is puncture of the dural sac leading to a CSF leak.
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MRI provides valuable information on detecting brain tissue and dural herniation.
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Larger dural defects were repaired with temporalis fascia graft patching.
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At the time of the surgery, we hypothesized that a small dural arteriovenous malformation that was not identified on previous tests was the cause of the tinnitus.
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The doctor explained that a dural tear can lead to complications if not treated promptly.
Synonyms
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9.4
Relating to the thin coverings of the brain and spinal cord
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dural comes from the Latin name dura mater, where dura means 'hard' and mater means 'mother', so the membrane was called the 'hard mother' around the brain. So dural describes the tough outer covering of the brain and spinal cord, and you can remember it from English words like durable or endure, which share the same idea of 'hard' or lasting.