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me·nin·ges
(mə-nĭn′jēz)n.
Plural of meninx.
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meninges
(mɪˈnɪndʒiːz)pl n, sing meninx (ˈmiːnɪŋks)
(Anatomy) the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord. See dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater
[C17: from Greek, pl of meninx membrane]
meningeal adj
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me•nin•ges
(mɪˈnɪn dʒiz)n.pl., sing. me•ninx (ˈmi nɪŋks)
the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Compare arachnoid (def. 4), dura mater, pia mater.
[1610–20; < New Latin < Greek mḗninges, pl. of mêninx membrane]
me•nin′ge•al (-dʒi əl) adj.
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me·nin·ges
(mə-nĭn′jēz) The membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord.
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meninges
1. Three protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. From the inner to the outer membrane they are: the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater.
2. Three layers of membrane—the pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater—that surround the brain and spinal cord.
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Noun | 1. | meninges - a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord tissue 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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me·nin·ges
n., pl. meninges, las tres capas de tejido conjuntivo que rodean al cerebro y a la médula espinal.
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meninges
pl de meninxEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.