See also: duramadre

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin dūra māter [​cerebrī​] (literally hard mother [of the brain]), loan translation of Arabic أُمّ الدِّمَاغ الصَفِيقَة (ʔumm ad-dimāḡ aṣ-ṣafīqa, literally thick mother of the brain”, “matrix of the brain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.ra ˈma.dre/
  • Hyphenation: dù‧ra‧mà‧dre

Noun

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dura madre f (plural dure madri)

  1. (anatomy) dura mater
    Synonym: pachimeninge