Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0756 short lesson, about 20 seconds
dur/o: Dura Mater
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The idea
The combining form dur slash o names the dura mater, the outermost and toughest of the meninges.
In practice
Epidural means upon or outside the dura mater.
Where people slip
Dur slash o names one layer of the meninges, not all three.
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