meninges

Definitions


[mɪˈnɪn(d)ʒiːz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the three membranes (the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater) that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord


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Origin:
modern Latin, from Greek mēninx, mēning- ‘membrane’




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