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Webster 1913 Edition


Dura mater


Du′ra ma′ter

.
[L., lit., hard mother. The membrane was called
mater
, or mother, because it was formerly thought to give rise to every membrane of the body.]
(Anat.)
The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; – frequently abbreviated to
dura
.