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epidural space

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The outermost part of the spinal canal. It is the space within the canal (formed by the surrounding vertebrae) lying outside the dura mater. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidural_space ]

Synonyms: cavum extradurale, spatium epidurale, cavum epidurale, extradural space, spatium extradurale

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database cross reference
UBPROP 0000007

extradural, epidural

UBPROP 0000008

In humans the epidural space contains lymphatics, spinal nerve roots, loose fatty tissue, small arteries, and a network of large, thin-walled blood vessels called the epidural venous plexus

UBPROP 0000012

in the FMA this is treated as a space of the head, but this ontology covers non-humans, where the space may continue into the tail

has related synonym

epidural cavity

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UBERON:0003691

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epidural space, Epidural space