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