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noun ˈdjʊərəˈd(y)o͝orə Anatomy The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. Example sentencesExamples - The brain showed extensive postsurgical changes, including a small occipital subdural hematoma, sutures within the dura, and a ventriculostomy tract in each frontal lobe.
- We report a case of prominent pigment deposition in the dura mater of the brain.
- Brain shift occurs when the dura is opened, cerebrospinal fluid leaks out, and the brain either shrinks or swells.
- The dura mater of the spinal cord is separated from the periosteum of the vertebrae by an epidural space.
- There were prominent bilateral scalp contusions with soft tissue and intramuscular haemorrhage, symmetrical parietal skull fractures with coronal sutural diastasis, and a lacerated dura mater with extrusion of brain and blood.
Derivatives adjective Anatomy The dural covering of the spinal cord also showed pigmentation adjacent to intervertebral disk. Example sentencesExamples - Computed tomography of her brain was consistent with a dural sinus thrombosis, including a small frontal lobe haemorrhage.
- Middle cranial fossa exploration revealed two punched out defects in the dura, with generalised dural thinning, overlying the tegmen and mastoid dural plate, which were eroded.
- Neuropathologic examination demonstrated massive distension of the entire dural venous sinus system by dark blue-purple thrombi.
- In addition, an intra-operative lumbar spinal drain was used to facilitate atraumatic dural elevation and temporal lobe retraction.
Origin Late 19th century: short for dura mater. noun variant spelling of durra
nounˈd(y)o͝orə Anatomy The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. Example sentencesExamples - The brain showed extensive postsurgical changes, including a small occipital subdural hematoma, sutures within the dura, and a ventriculostomy tract in each frontal lobe.
- There were prominent bilateral scalp contusions with soft tissue and intramuscular haemorrhage, symmetrical parietal skull fractures with coronal sutural diastasis, and a lacerated dura mater with extrusion of brain and blood.
- We report a case of prominent pigment deposition in the dura mater of the brain.
- The dura mater of the spinal cord is separated from the periosteum of the vertebrae by an epidural space.
- Brain shift occurs when the dura is opened, cerebrospinal fluid leaks out, and the brain either shrinks or swells.
Origin Late 19th century: short for dura mater. nounˈd(y)o͝orə variant spelling of durra
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