dura mater en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə ˌmeɪ.tɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə ˌmɑt.ɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˌdjʊə.ɹə ˈmeɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
First attested c. 1400, borrowing from Medieval Latin dūra māter (literally “firm, strict mother”), ellipsis of dūra māter cerebrī (literally “hard mother of the brain”), calque of Arabic أُمّ الدِّمَاغ الصَفِيقَة (ʔumm al-ddimāḡ aṣ-ṣafīqa, literally “thick mother of the brain”).
Meanings
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The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.
Hmm, false membranes are adhering to the arachnoidian layer of the dura mater. I’m directing my gaze into a world of constant visibility. Where does it hurt?
1997, Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, Totem Books; Icon Books, →ISBN, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dura | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic | |
| dura maters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| durae matres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (25)
cmn 硬脊膜 (outermost layer of the meninges) · ru твёрдая мозговая оболочка (outermost layer of the meninges) · fi kovakalvo (outermost layer of the meninges) · cmn 硬膜 (outermost layer of the meninges) · it duramadre (outermost layer of the meninges) · de Dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges) · ro dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges) · sv hårda hjärnhinnan (outermost layer of the meninges) · nl dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges) · sh tvrda moždana ovojnica (outermost layer of the meninges) · vi màng nhện (outermost layer of the meninges) · pt dura-máter (outermost layer of the meninges) · kmr perdeya req (outermost layer of the meninges) · fr dure-mère (outermost layer of the meninges) · ca duramàter (outermost layer of the meninges) · id dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges) · ar الأم الجافية (outermost layer of the meninges) · nl hard hersenvlies (outermost layer of the meninges) · pl opona twarda (outermost layer of the meninges) · cmn 硬腦膜 /硬脑膜 (outermost layer of the meninges) · it pachimeninge (outermost layer of the meninges) · es duramadre (outermost layer of the meninges) · it dura madre (outermost layer of the meninges) · vi màng cứng (outermost layer of the meninges) · io duramatro (outermost layer of the meninges)