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dura mater
du·ra ma·ter [ drə mtər, drə máytər ] (plural du·ra ma·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
tough outermost membrane around brain: the tough outermost membrane of the three that cover the brain and spinal cord
[14th century. < medieval Latin, literally "hard mother," translation of Arabic al-'umm al-jāfiya "coarse mother"]

du·ral [ drəl ] adjective
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