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dura mater

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

dura mater The outermost and toughest of the three membranes (meninges) that surround the central nervous system in vertebrates. It lies adjacent to the skull and its purpose is to protect the delicate inner meninges (the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater).

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dura mater

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

du·ra ma·ter / ˈd(y)oŏrə ˈmätər; ˈmā-/ • n. see dura¹.

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dura mater

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

dura mater See MENINGES.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "dura mater." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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