subdural
adjective
sub·dur·al ˌsəb-ˈdu̇r-əl 
-ˈdyu̇r-;
ˈsəb-ˌd(y)u̇r-
: situated or occurring beneath the dura mater or between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane
subdural space
subdural hematomas
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Hematomas—specifically epidural hematomas or subdural hematomas—are one way a TBI can manifest, Anthony P. Kontos, PhD, director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program, tells Health. 
Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 14 Feb. 2022 On Christmas Eve of 2017, Murphey fell ill and was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 His mom, Madeleine McHale, died from a subdural hematoma just as Ed was entering adolescence. Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2022 The 87-year-old man had taken a fall and needed treatment for a subdural hematoma — bleeding between his brain and skull. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 8 Mar. 2022 About 10 days later, his condition had degenerated into paralysis due to a subdural hematoma. Karen Rosen, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2022 The Greenville News also reported that the medical notes show Murdaugh was treated for a laceration to his scalp, a small subdural hemorrhage and a skull fracture consistent with two superficial bullet wounds to the head. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2021 The official diagnosis was subarachnoid hemorrhage and subdural hematoma — bleeding and the pooling of blood on the surface of the brain. John Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2021 Doctors found a subdural hematoma, a serious injury that occurred when his head struck the wall the day before. Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2014 See More
Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 14 Feb. 2022 On Christmas Eve of 2017, Murphey fell ill and was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 His mom, Madeleine McHale, died from a subdural hematoma just as Ed was entering adolescence. Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2022 The 87-year-old man had taken a fall and needed treatment for a subdural hematoma — bleeding between his brain and skull. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 8 Mar. 2022 About 10 days later, his condition had degenerated into paralysis due to a subdural hematoma. Karen Rosen, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2022 The Greenville News also reported that the medical notes show Murdaugh was treated for a laceration to his scalp, a small subdural hemorrhage and a skull fracture consistent with two superficial bullet wounds to the head. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2021 The official diagnosis was subarachnoid hemorrhage and subdural hematoma — bleeding and the pooling of blood on the surface of the brain. John Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2021 Doctors found a subdural hematoma, a serious injury that occurred when his head struck the wall the day before. Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2014 See More Word History
Etymology
sub- + dura (mater)
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
subdural
adjective
sub·du·ral ˌsəb-ˈd(y)u̇r-əl
: situated, occurring, or performed under the dura mater or between the dura mater and the arachnoid
subdural empyema