Dura-mater
[mey-ter] /ˈmeɪ tər/
noun, Anatomy.
1.
the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
Also called dura.
Compare (def 6), .
/ˈdjʊərə ˈmeɪtə/
noun
1.
the outermost and toughest of the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord Often shortened to dura See also meninges
n.
“tough outer membrane surrounding the brain,” c.1400, from Medieval Latin dura mater cerebri, literally “hard mother of the brain,” a loan-translation of Arabic umm al-dimagh as-safiqa, literally “thick mother of the brain.” “In Arabic, the words ‘father,’ ‘mother,’ and ‘son’ are often used to denote relationships between things” [Klein].
dura mater dura ma·ter (mā’tər, mä-)
n.
The tough fibrous membrane covering the brain and the spinal cord and lining the inner surface of the skull. Also called dura , pachymeninx.
dura mater
(dr’ə mā’tər, mä’-)
The tough fibrous membrane covering the brain and the spinal cord and lining the inner surface of the skull. It is the outermost of the three membranes (meninges) that surround the central nervous system, overlying the arachnoid and pia mater.
Read Also:
- Duramen
[doo-rey-min, dyoo-] /dʊˈreɪ mɪn, dyʊ-/ noun, Botany. 1. . /djʊˈreɪmɛn/ noun 1. another name for heartwood
- Duran
[doo-ran; Spanish doo-rahn] /dʊˈræn; Spanish duˈrɑn/ noun 1. Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer. /djʊˈræn/ noun 1. Roberto. born 1951, Panamanian boxer: held world titles at four different weights, most notably lightweight (1972–79)
- Durance
[doo r-uh ns, dyoo r-] /ˈdʊər əns, ˈdyʊər-/ noun 1. incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile). 2. Archaic. . /ˈdjʊərəns/ noun (archaic or literary) 1. imprisonment 2. duration /French dyrɑ̃s/ noun 1. a river in S France, rising in the Alps and flowing generally southwest into the Rhône. Length: 304 km […]
- Durango
[duh-rang-goh; for 1, 2 also Spanish doo-rahng-gaw] /dəˈræŋ goʊ; for 1, 2 also Spanish duˈrɑŋ gɔ/ noun 1. a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km). 2. a city in and the capital of this state, in the S part. 3. a city in SW Colorado. /djʊˈræŋɡəʊ; Spanish duˈraŋɡo/ noun 1. a […]
- Durante
[duh-ran-tee] /dəˈræn ti/ noun 1. James Francis (“Jimmy”) 1893–1980, U.S. comedian. [doo-rahn-te wee-tah; English doo-ran-tee vahy-tuh, vee-tuh, dyoo-] /duˈrɑn tɛ ˈwi tɑ; English dʊˈræn ti ˈvaɪ tə, ˈvi tə, dyʊ-/ adverb, Latin. 1. during life. /dəˈræntɪ/ noun 1. Jimmy, known as Schnozzle. 1893–1980, US comedian