dura mater
noun
du·ra ma·ter
| \ ˈdu̇r-ə-ˌmā-tər
, ˈdyu̇r-, -ˌmä-\
, ˈdyu̇r-, -ˌmä-\
Definition of dura mater
: the tough fibrous membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater
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Battlefield surgeons also treated head wounds by cutting away bone while trying not to puncture the brain’s delicate dura mater membrane. — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, "South America’s Inca civilization was better at skull surgery than Civil War doctors," 8 June 2018 Cerebrospinal fluid is produced continuously in the brain and is normally absorbed into the bloodstream through protrusions in the outer membrane of the brain, called the dura mater. — Mark Lieber, CNN, "Woman's runny nose was actually fluid from inside her brain," 8 May 2018 One of the two human brains was a whole brain that still had its cover tissue, or dura mater. — Priscella Vega, latimes.com, "Kids have learning on the brains — literally — at UC Irvine conference," 24 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dura mater.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dura mater
noun
du·ra ma·ter
| \ ˈd(y)u̇r-ə-ˌmāt-ər
, -ˌmät-
\
, -ˌmät-
\
Medical Definition of dura mater
: the tough fibrous membrane lined with endothelium on the inner surface that envelops the brain and spinal cord external to the arachnoid and pia mater, that in the cranium closely lines the bone, does not dip down between the convolutions, and contains numerous blood vessels and venous sinuses, and that in the spinal cord is separated from the bone by a considerable space and contains no venous sinuses
— called also dura