dura1
/ˈdjʊərə
/(in full dura mater)
noun Anatomy
The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord.The dura mater of the spinal cord is separated from the periosteum of the vertebrae by an epidural space....
- There were prominent bilateral scalp contusions with soft tissue and intramuscular haemorrhage, symmetrical parietal skull fractures with coronal sutural diastasis, and a lacerated dura mater with extrusion of brain and blood.
- We report a case of prominent pigment deposition in the dura mater of the brain.
Derivatives
dural
- In addition, an intra-operative lumbar spinal drain was used to facilitate atraumatic dural elevation and temporal lobe retraction.
- Neuropathologic examination demonstrated massive distension of the entire dural venous sinus system by dark blue-purple thrombi.
- The dural covering of the spinal cord also showed pigmentation adjacent to intervertebral disk.
Origin
Late 19th century: from medieval Latin, literally 'hard mother', translation of Arabic al-'umm al-jāfiya 'coarse mother'.
dura2
noun
Variant spelling of durra.