DURA MATER


Meaning of DURA MATER in English

/may"teuhr/ , Anat.

the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Also called dura . Cf. arachnoid (def. 6), pia mater .

[ 1350-1400; ME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .