cu·ti·dure \ˈkyüd.əˌd(y)u̇(ə)r\noun alsocu·ti·du·ris\ˌkyüd.əˈd(y)u̇rə̇s\ (pluralcuti·dures \-ˌd(y)u̇(ə)rz, -ˈd(y)u̇(ˌ)rēz\) Etymology:cutidure from French, from cut- + dure, feminine of dur hard, from Latin durus, cutiduris, from New Latin, from French cutidure — more at dure : coronary cushion