dura mater
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dura mater
- /ˌdjʊə.ɹə ˈmeɪ.tə/ UK
- /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə ˌmeɪ.tɚ/ US
- /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə ˌmɑt.ɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
First attested c. 1400, borrowing from Medieval Latin dūra māter (literally “firm, strict mother”), ellipsis of dūra māter cerebrī (literally “hard mother of the brain”), calque of Arabic أُمّ الدِّمَاغ الصَفِيقَة (ʔumm al-ddimāḡ aṣ-ṣafīqa, literally “thick mother of the brain”).
noun durae matres · dura maters · dura
- The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord. Hmm, false membranes are adhering to the arachnoidian layer of the dura mater. I’m directing my gaze into a world of constant visibility. Where does it hurt?
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noun outermost layer of the meninges
| Español | duramadre |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 硬腦膜 /硬脑膜 yìngnǎomó, 硬脊膜 yìngjǐmó, 硬膜 yìngmó |
| Português | dura-máter |
| Français | dure-mère |
| Deutsch | Dura mater |
| Italiano | dura madre, duramadre, pachimeninge |
| Română | dura mater |
| Русский | твёрдая мозговая оболочка tvjórdaja mozgovaja oboločka |
| Tiếng Việt | màng cứng, màng nhện |
| العربية | الأم الجافية al-umm al-jāfiya |
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