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Dura mater — Meninges of the CNS Gray s subject #193 872 MeSH … Wikipedia
dura mater — tough outer membrane surrounding the brain, c.1400, from M.L. dura mater cerebri, lit. hard mother of the brain, a loan translation of Arabic umm al dimagh as safiqa, lit. thick mother of the brain. In Arabic, the words father, mother, and son… … Etymology dictionary
Dura mater — Du ra ma ter [L., lit., hard mother. The membrane was called mater, or mother, because it was formerly thought to give rise to every membrane of the body.] (Anat.) The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dura mater — [door΄ə māt′ər, dyoor΄ə māt′ər] n. [ME < ML, lit., hard mother, transl. of Ar term] the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord … English World dictionary
dura mater — Pachymeninx (as distinguished from leptomeninx, the combined pia mater and arachnoid); a tough, fibrous membrane forming the outer covering of the central nervous system. SYN: dura [TA], pachymeninx [TA]. [L. hard mother, mistransl. of Ar. umm al … Medical dictionary
dura mater — /may teuhr/, Anat. the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Also called dura. Cf. arachnoid (def. 6), pia mater. [1350 1400; ME < ML: lit., hard mother] * * * … Universalium
dura mater — du′ra ma′ter [[t]ˈmeɪ tər[/t]] n. anat. the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord Also called dura Compare arachnoid 4),pia mater • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < ML: lit., hard mother … From formal English to slang
dura mater — /djurə ˈmatə/ (say dyoohruh mahtuh) noun the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord. See arachnoid (def. 3), pia mater. Also, dura. {Medieval Latin: literally, hard mother} …
dura mater — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, literally, hard mother Date: 14th century the tough fibrous membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater … New Collegiate Dictionary
dura mater — Outermost of the three meningeal membranes covering the brain and spinal cord … Dictionary of molecular biology
