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Noun: dura mater  `dyûuru'meytu(r)
  1. The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
    - dura

Derived forms: dura maters

See also: extradural, subdural

Type of: meninges, meninx

Part of: tentorium

Encyclopedia: Dura mater