Meaning | The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges. |
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Synonym | dura |
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Broader | meninx, meninges | A membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord |
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Substance of | tentorium | (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum |
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Spanish | dura madre, duramadre, dura |
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Catalan | duramàter, dura |
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Adjectives | dural | of or relating to the dura mater |
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epidural, extradural | on or outside the dura mater |
subdural | below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges |