Meaning of MENINGES
| Pronunciation: | | mi'ninjeez
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[n] a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord |
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MENINGES is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | meninx |
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| | See Also: | | arachnoid, arachnoid membrane, dura, dura mater, leptomeninges, membrane, pia mater, subarachnoid space, tissue layer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Me*nin"ges\, n. pl.; sing. {Meninx}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,
?, a membrane.] (Anat.)
The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord;
the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord; going from skull to the brain, the membranes are the dura mater (the toughest of the three, a.k.a the pachymennix), the arachnoid (so called because it resembles a web) and the pia mater (delicate and highly vascular). |
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