dura

English Thesaurus

1. the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges (noun.body)

hypernym	:	meninges, meninx,
definition	:	a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord (noun.body)

substance meronym	:	tentorium,
definition	:	(anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum (noun.body)

derivation	:	dural,
definition	:	of or relating to the dura mater (adj.pert)

derivation	:	dural,
definition	:	of or relating to the dura mater (adj.pert)