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Dura mater   /dˈʊrə mˈɑtər/   Listen
Dura mater

noun
1.
The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges.  Synonym: dura.





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"Dura mater" Quotes from Famous Books



... is most commonly situated over the position of the anterior fontanelle, in the region of the occipital protuberance, or at the lateral angle of the orbit. As it frequently lies in a gap in the skull, it may be connected by a pedicle with the dura mater, and is liable to be mistaken for ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles


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


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