dura mater noun phr. [djʊǝrǝ 'meɪtǝ] LME.[medieval Latin dura mater 'hard mother', inexact translation of Arab. al-'umm al-jāfiya 'coarse mother' (al'-umm 'mother' indicating a relationship between parts). Cf. PIA MATER.]Anatomy. The dense, tough, fibrous lining of the cranial cavity and spinal canal, serving as the outermost envelope of the brain and spinal cord. Abbreviation
DURA noun1.
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