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Dura mater   Listen
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Dura mater  n.  (Anat.) 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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... Yes, every precaution must be taken. Then we shall bathe with this weak solution of carbolic—three percent will be quite sufficient, quite sufficient—the injured parts and the surrounding area, and then we shall examine the extent of the wound. If the dura mater be penetrated, and the arachnoid cavity be opened, then there will be in all probability a very considerable extravasation of blood, and by this time, doubtless, serious inflammation of all the surrounding tissues. The aperture being very small and the depression somewhat ...
— The Prospector - A Tale of the Crow's Nest Pass • Ralph Connor



Words linked to "Dura mater" :   dura, meninx, meninges



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