Definition & Meaning | English word SUBGALEAL
SUBGALEAL
Definitions of SUBGALEAL
- (anatomy) Beneath the galea aponeurosis.
Number of letters
9
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using SUBGALEAL in a Sentence
- Cephalohematoma should be distinguished from another scalp bleeding called subgaleal hemorrhage (also called subaponeurotic hemorrhage), which is blood between the scalp and skull bone (above the periosteum) and is more extensive.
- Raccoon eyes, also known as panda eyes or periorbital ecchymosis, is a sign of basal skull fracture or subgaleal hematoma, a craniotomy that ruptured the meninges, or (rarely) certain cancers.
- Unlike a chignon with no long-term consequences, a subgaleal hemorrhage is a more severe instance of trauma associated with vacuum extraction and forceps delivery, however most commonly caused by vacuum extraction.
- Subgaleal hemorrhage, also known as subgaleal hematoma, is bleeding in the potential space between the skull periosteum and the scalp galea aponeurosis (dense fibrous tissue surrounding the skull).
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