dura
IPA: dˈʊrʌ
Root Word: Dura
noun
- A surname.
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of dura mater.. [(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.]
- Alternative form of durra. [A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).]
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Examples of "dura" in Sentences
- CSF is contained by the dura mater.
- The arachnoid and dura are continuous.
- He found it with a hardware supplier, Dura.
- The dura is opened to expose the cerebellum.
- There is no written record of the siege of Dura.
- The dura was then closed in a watertight fashion.
- The dura mater is a sac that envelops the arachnoid mater.
- The clotting factors of the blood close the hole in the dura.
- The raw material for Lyodura was the dura mater of a human cadaver.
- The outermost membrane, the dura mater, is the toughest and thickest.