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1. (n.) dura mater
the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
Etymology: (1830–40; < L dūrāmen hardness, hardened vine branch =dūrā(re) to harden, last, der. of dūrus hard +-men n. suffix)
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1. (noun) dura mater, dura
the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
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1. dura mater
the tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura
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1. dura mater
The outermost of the three MENINGES, a fibrous membrane of connective tissue that covers the brain and the spinal cord.
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