dura

[ doo r-uh, dyoo r-uh ]

/ ˈdʊər ə, ˈdyʊər ə /

dura mater.

Origin of dura

First recorded in 1880–85

The weapon proved to be a Dura Edge model that Imperial King has not manufactured since 2004.

This Brooklyn 6-Year-Old’s Murderer Is Still on the Loose |Michael Daly |June 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From the description, Secretary Clinton has a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood under the dura mater.

Good News for Hillary Clinton’s Health |Kent Sepkowitz |January 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It was while at this camp that we cut for the first time some Lea dura as firing for the launch.

Through the Heart of Patagonia |H. Hesketh Prichard
The dura mater should be carefully protected from injury as well as the pin.

Old-Time Makers of Medicine |James J. Walsh

The dura mater is incised to the limits of its exposure either crucially or by cutting it through in the form of a large flap.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various
For this reason the drainage tubes, already inserted between the dura mater and brain, can be removed within a day or two.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various
These laminæ were adherent to the dura, as were also a few small separated bony spiculæ.

Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 |George Henry Makins

dura

[ dur′ə ]

dura mater

du′ral adj.