me·nin·ges (m -n n j z)n. Plural of meninx. |
meninges [mɪˈnɪndʒiːz]
pl n sing meninx [ˈmiːnɪŋks]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the three membranes (dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater) that envelop the brain and spinal cord
[from Greek, pl of meninx membrane]
meningeal [mɪˈnɪndʒɪəl] adj
| meninges (m-nnjz) The three membranes that enclose the vertebrate brain and spinal cord: the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater. |
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| Noun | 1. |  meninges - a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cordtissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants leptomeninges - the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers dura, dura mater - the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges arachnoid, arachnoid membrane - the middle of the 3 meninges pia mater - the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges subarachnoid space - a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid |
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