plural of dura mater

(phonology) A consonant letter used to represent a vowel sound in Semitic scripts.

(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.

A school, college or university from which an individual has graduated or which he or she has attended. / A school's anthem or song.

(anatomy) The middle layer of the meninges; a membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord below the dura mater and above the subarachnoid space and the pia mater.

(anatomy) The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

(music) A hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn

(art) The Virgin Mary represented as the sorrowing mother.

plural of mater dolorosa