Where does “durotomy” come from?
durotomy (English) comes from English dura, from English dura mater, from Latin dūra māter, from Arabic أُمّ الدِّمَاغ الصَفِيقَة.
durotomy (English): Incursion of the dura, especially during spinal surgery
Definitions
- Incursion of the dura, especially during spinal surgery
Ancestry of “durotomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dura | The dura mater, the outer covering of the brain... |
| 2 | English | dura mater | The tough and inflexible outermost of the three... |
| 3 | Latin | dūra māter | — |
| 4 | Arabic | أُمّ الدِّمَاغ الصَفِيقَة | — |