DURA
Dictionary entry overview: What does dura mean? • DURA (noun)
The noun DURA has 1 sense:
1. the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
Familiarity information: DURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DURA (noun)
Meaning:
The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
dura; dura mater
Hypernyms ("dura" is a kind of...):
meninges; meninx (a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord)
Holonyms ("dura" is a substance of...):
tentorium ((anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum)
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