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Dura Mater :: Dura mater () 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..

Mater :: Mater (n.) See Alma mater, Dura mater, and Pia mater..

Tentorium :: Tentorium (n.) A fold of the dura mater which separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum and often incloses a process or plate of the skull called the bony tentorium.

Arachnoid :: Arachnoid (a.) Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater..

Dural :: Dural (a.) Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater..

Meninges :: Meninges (n. pl.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane..

Subeditor :: Subdural (a.) Situated under the dura mater, or between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane..

Falx :: Falx (n.) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain..

Pachymeningitis :: Pachymeningitis (n.) Inflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the brain.

Dura :: Dura (n.) Short form for Dura mater.

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