Mater
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- Mater (ˈmeɪtər, plural matres /ˈmeɪtriːz/) is a formal term for mother, from LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. - Mater (anatomy): The dura materDura materThe dura mater , or dura, is the outermost of the three layers of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is derived from Mesoderm. The other two meningeal layers are the pia mater and the arachnoid mater. The dura surrounds the brain and the spinal cord and is responsible for...
and pia materPia materPia mater often referred to as simply the pia, is the delicate innermost layer of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The word finds its roots in Latin, meaning literally "tender mother." The other two meningeal membranes are the dura mater and the arachnoid mater....
are membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord in humans.
Mater may also refer to:
Australia
- Mater Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales
- Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales
- Mater Health ServicesMater Health ServicesMater Health Services is a public and private collocated health care provider located in Brisbane, Australia. Mater Health Services provides care for some 500,000 patients each year. The Mater was established in 1906 by the Sisters of Mercy...
, Brisbane, Australia
- Mater Health Services North QueenslandMater Health Services North QueenslandMater Health Services North Queensland operates two fully accredited private hospitals, one established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1945 named Mater Hospital Pimlico and the second purchased in 2007 named the Mater Women's and Children's Hospital Hyde Park .- History :Five Sisters of...
, which incorporates: - Mater Hospital, Townsville, Queensland,
- Mater Women's and Children's HospitalMater Women's and Children's HospitalMater Women's and Children's Hospital in Hyde Park Townsville, Queensland was established in 2007 when the Sisters of Mercy bought the competing private obstetric hospital, the Wesley/Park Haven Hospital....
Ireland
- Mater Infirmorum HospitalMater Infirmorum HospitalThe Mater Infirmorum Hospital, commonly known as The Mater is an acute hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland and serves a population of over 200,000 people. It provides services to most of North Belfast and South Antrim, reaching as far as Glengormley, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey. It also...
, Belfast - Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, DublinMater Misericordiae University Hospital, DublinThe Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is a major teaching hospital, based at Eccles Street, Phibsboro, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland...
, Ireland - Mater Private HospitalMater Private HospitalThe Mater Private Hospital is a private Catholic hospital in Ireland. Founded in 1986, it shares a campus on Eccles Street, Dublin 7, with its sister public hospital, the Mater Misercordiae Hospital...
, Dublin, Ireland
Misc
- Mater (Cars)Mater (Cars)Sir Tow Mater or better known as Mater is the deuteragonist in the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and the main protagonist in its sequel...
, a character in the animated film, Cars - Mater, an album by the Slovak composer Vladimír GodárVladimír GodárVladimír Godár is a Slovak composer who is active in the fields of contemporary classical music and film music. He is also known for his collaboration with the Czech violinist, singer and composer Iva Bittová. As an academic, he is a writer, editor and translator of books on historical music...
featuring singer Iva Bittová - Mater, a major part of an astrolabeAstrolabeAn astrolabe is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers, navigators, and astrologers. Its many uses include locating and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars, determining local time given local latitude and longitude, surveying, triangulation, and to...
- MTP-II MATERMTP-II MATERMTP-II MATER is the acronym of the marine research project Mediterranean Targeted Project II-Mass Transfer and Ecosystem Response and was funded by the European Commission's Marine Science and Technology Programme from 1996 to 1999 ....
, acronym of the EU-project Mediterranean Targeted Project II (Mass Transfer and Ecosystem Response)