DURA MATER


Meaning of DURA MATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdu̇r-ə-ˌmā-tər, ˈdyu̇r-, -ˌmä- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, literally, hard mother

Date: 14th century

: the tough fibrous membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater

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