du′ra ma′ter

(ˈmeɪ tər)
n. the tough, fibrous membrane forming the outermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Also called dura. Compare arachnoid (def. 4), pia mater. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin: literally, hard mother]

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dura - the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meningesdura matermeninges, meninx - a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cordtentorium - (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum

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in the Bible, plain, near Babylon, where Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image.

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(yo͝orō`pəs), ancient city of Syria, E of PalmyraPalmyra
, ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmor or Tadmor (the Syrian Arabic name of Palmyra) is nearby; residents were relocated from the ancient site in the early 1930s.
..... Click the link for more information. on a plateau above the Euphrates River. It is also called Dura-Europos or Dura-Europus. Founded (c.300 B.C.) by a general of Seleucus ISeleucus I
(Seleucus Nicator) , d. 280 B.C., king of ancient Syria. An able general of Alexander the Great, he played a leading part in the wars of the Diadochi. In the new partition of the empire in 312 B.C. he received Babylonia.
..... Click the link for more information. , it prospered. In the 2d cent. A.D. the Parthians took Dura, and in A.D. 165 it was taken by Rome. It remained a Roman city until it was seized (c.A.D. 257) by Shapur I of Persia. Dura was then abandoned to the desert. Excavations since Dura was rediscovered by accident in 1920 have yielded rich finds, supplying much information on life, history, and art in Mesopotamia from Hellenistic through Roman times. The site was extensively looted, however, during the Syrian civil war. The name is also spelled Doura. The modern village of Salihiye is on the site.

Bibliography

See M. I. Rostovtzeff et al., Excavations at Dura-Europos (reports, 1929–59); M. I. Rostovtzeff, Dura-Europos and Its Art (1938).

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du·ra mat·er

(dū'ră mā'tĕr), [TA] Pachymeninx (as distinguished from leptomeninx, the combined pia mater and arachnoid); a tough, fibrous membrane forming the outer covering of the central nervous system, consisting of periosteal and meningeal dura layer and an inner part, the dural border cell layer, continuous with the arachnoid barrier cell layer. Synonym(s): dura [TA], pachymeninx [TA] [L. hard mother, mistransl. of Ar. umm al-jāfīyah, tough protector or covering]

du·ra ma·ter

(dūr'ă mā'tĕr) [TA] Pachymeninx (as distinguished from leptomeninx, the combined pia mater and arachnoid); a tough, fibrous membrane forming the outer covering of the central nervous system.
Synonym(s): dura. [L. hard mother, mistransl. of Ar. umm al-jāfīyah, tough protector or covering]

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The strongest and outermost of three membranes that protect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves of the cauda equina.Mentioned in: Disk Removal

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noun the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges

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