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The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura.

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  1. The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura.
  2. n. the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
  3. The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura.
  4. The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of theskull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; --frequently abbreviated to dura.