Dura mater
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
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Dura mater
Definition
Thick, fibrous meningeal covering surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is the outermost of the three meningeal coverings. It consists of two layers: the periosteal dura linking the inner surface of the skull and the meningeal dura that lies above the arachnoid dural membrane. The meningeal layer draws away from the periosteal layer and certain locations to form the dural reflections.
Also known as dura mater of neuraxis, pachymeninges — per UBERON
The Dura mater is a part of the Nervous.