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The dura mater, the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord.
Examples of dura in a Sentence
Fossils are less common in the Upper Old Red Sandstone, though they are found - particularly fishes - in large numbers in certain spots, as at Dura Den, near Cupar-Fife.
Duren derives its name, not, as was at one time believed, from the Marcodurum of the Ubii, mentioned in Tacitus, but from the Dura or Duria, assemblies held by the Carolingians in the 8th century.
Foramina by which the optic, trigeminal and portio dura, and abducens nerves leave the skull.
The lamina dura is a thin white line around the root.
Between the windows, there are gilt and ' pietra dura ' console tables with late 17th century Genoese carved and gilt supporting figures.
These membranes are called the meninges, the outermost membrane is called the dura mater, then the arachnoid and then the pia mater.
However, one of the products that was discussed was composed of human dura mater.
Iatrogenic CJD is very rare and most cases have resulted from hGH treatment or human dura mater grafts.
Dura mater grafts have largely been replaced by synthetic materials or by grafts of fibrous tissue derived from the individual undergoing the graft.
Dura mater grafts have largely been replaced by synthetic mater grafts have largely been replaced by synthetic materials or by grafts of fibrous tissue derived from the individual undergoing the graft.
In the image below, the dark ruler is showing the dura mater still adhering to the inside of the cranial cavity.
Try the hard-molded Baby Bjorn bib or the softer Dura Bib by DEX.
Marble Intarisa is also known as pietre dura.
There's also a side roof that creates a nice shaded area near the camper, and of course Viking's standard "Dura Tuff" roof for all weather conditions.
The Legend still offers Viking's well known "Dura Tuff" roof support, which provides the most protection even when the elements surprise you with high winds or other harsh weather.
The dura is the tough, fibrous outermost membrane covering the brain and the spinal cord.
Subdural hematoma-A localized accumulation of blood, sometimes mixed with spinal fluid, in the space between the middle (arachnoid) and outer (dura mater) membranes covering the brain.
The outside is a tough, fibrous covering called the dura mater.
Subdural hematomas usually occur because veins on the inside of the dura that connect the brain cortex and the venous sinuses (bridging veins) are ruptured as the result of a blow to the head.
If the clot is located between the bones of the skull and the covering of the brain (dura), it is called an epidural hematoma.
If the clot is between the dura and the brain tissue itself, the condition is called a subdural hematoma.
Meninges-The three-layer membranous covering of the brain and spinal cord, composed of the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater.
Dura mater-The strongest and outermost of three membranes that protect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves of the cauda equina.
The innermost layer is called the pia mater, the middle layer is the arachnoid, and the dura mater is the tougher outer layer.
As regards the inner ear, the endolymphatic duct ends in a closed saccus, imbedded in the dura mater of the cranial cavity.