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MATER

\mˈe͡ɪtə], \mˈe‍ɪtə], \m_ˈeɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of MATER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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See Alma mater, Dura mater, and Pia mater.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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See Alma mater, Dura mater, and Pia mater.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A name given to two of the membranes which cover the brain, called respectively the dura-mater and pia-mater-so named because formerly supposed to be the source of all other membranes; alma mater-see alma.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Uterus- m. Dura, Dura mater-m. Herbarum, Artemisia vulgaris- m. Metallorum, Hydrargyrum- m. Mollis, Pia mater- m. Perlarum, see Pearl- m. Pia, Pia mater- m. Secalis, Ergot- m. Tenuis, Pia mater.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

n. [Latin] One of two membranes which cover the brain, cerebellum, and spinal cord, distinguished as dura and pia.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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