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dura

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du⋅ra

  [door-uh, dyoor-uh]
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–noun
dura mater.
Origin:
1880–85

dura mater

  [mey-ter]
–noun Anatomy.
the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Also called dura. Compare arachnoid (def. 6), pia mater.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML: lit., hard mother
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dura
—see LAMINA DURA

Main Entry: du·ra ma·ter
Pronunciation: 'd(y)ur-&-"mAt-&r, -"mät-
Function: noun
: the tough fibrous membrane lined withendothelium on the inner surface that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater, that in the cranium closely lines the bone, does not dip down between the convolutions,and contains numerous blood vessels and venous sinuses, and that in the spinal cord is separated from the bone by a considerable space and contains no venous sinuses called also dura
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Medical Dictionary

dura du·ra (d&oobreve;r'ə, dy&oobreve;r'ə)
n.
See dura mater.

du'ral adj.

dura mater dura ma·ter (mā'tər, mä-)
n.
The tough fibrous membrane covering the brain and the spinal cord and lining the inner surface of the skull. Also called dura , pachymeninx.

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Science Dictionary
dura mater   (dr'ə mā'tər, mä'-)  Pronunciation Key 
The tough fibrous membrane covering the brain and the spinal cord and lining the inner surface of the skull. It is the outermost of the three membranes (meninges) that surround the central nervous system, overlying the arachnoid and pia mater.
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Bible Dictionary

Dura

the circle, the plain near Babylon in which Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image, mentioned in Dan. 3:1. The place still retains its ancient name. On one of its many mounds the pedestal of what must have been a colossal statue has been found. It has been supposed to be that of the golden image.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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