Definition of dura mater in English:

dura mater

noun ˌdjʊərə ˈmeɪtə

Anatomy

The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord.

Derivatives

dural

adjective

Anatomy

The dural covering of the spinal cord also showed pigmentation adjacent to intervertebral disk.
Example sentencesExamples
- Computed tomography of her brain was consistent with a dural sinus thrombosis, including a small frontal lobe haemorrhage.
- Middle cranial fossa exploration revealed two punched out defects in the dura, with generalised dural thinning, overlying the tegmen and mastoid dural plate, which were eroded.
- Neuropathologic examination demonstrated massive distension of the entire dural venous sinus system by dark blue-purple thrombi.
- In addition, an intra-operative lumbar spinal drain was used to facilitate atraumatic dural elevation and temporal lobe retraction.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin, literally ‘hard mother’, translation of Arabic al-'umm al-jāfiya ‘coarse mother’.

Definition of dura mater in US English:

dura mater

noun

Anatomy

The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin, literally ‘hard mother’, translation of Arabic al-'umm al-jāfiya ‘coarse mother’.

单词	dura mater
释义	Definition of dura mater in English: dura mater noun ˌdjʊərə ˈmeɪtə Anatomy The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. Derivatives dural adjective Anatomy The dural covering of the spinal cord also showed pigmentation adjacent to intervertebral disk. Example sentencesExamples Computed tomography of her brain was consistent with a dural sinus thrombosis, including a small frontal lobe haemorrhage. Middle cranial fossa exploration revealed two punched out defects in the dura, with generalised dural thinning, overlying the tegmen and mastoid dural plate, which were eroded. Neuropathologic examination demonstrated massive distension of the entire dural venous sinus system by dark blue-purple thrombi. In addition, an intra-operative lumbar spinal drain was used to facilitate atraumatic dural elevation and temporal lobe retraction. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin, literally ‘hard mother’, translation of Arabic al-'umm al-jāfiya ‘coarse mother’. Definition of dura mater in US English: dura mater noun Anatomy The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin, literally ‘hard mother’, translation of Arabic al-'umm al-jāfiya ‘coarse mother’.
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