About The Word Dura mater

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Dura mater to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Dura mater definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Dura mater

Dura mater Meaning & Definition
Dura mater Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dura mater?

[n] the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dura mater: dura

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dura mater:

See Also | meninges | meninx | tentorium

Dura mater In Webster's Dictionary

\Du"ra ma"ter\ [L., lit., hard mother. The membrane was called mater, or mother, because it was formerly thought to give rise to every membrane of the body.] (Anat.) The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Presentable ‐ fit to be seen;…
  • Myotonic ‐ of or relating to or caused…
  • Atom bomb ‐ a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear…
  • Sphincter ani ‐ the sphincter muscle…
  • Argentina ‐ type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [n] a republic in…
  • Mu-meson ‐ an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life…
  • Shrewishness ‐ a nature given to nagging…
  • Notarize ‐ authenticate as a notary; "We had to have the signature…
  • Arteria nutricia ‐ an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the…
  • Whomp ‐ beat overwhelmingly [v] hit…