- theca vertebralis
- dura mater of the spinal cord.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
theca — A sheath or capsule. [G. theke, a box] t. cordis SYN: pericardium. t. externa SYN: tunica externa thecae folliculi. t. folliculi the wall of a vesicular ovarian follicle. SEE ALSO: tunica externa, tunica interna thecae … Medical dictionary
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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