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meninges
[ mi-nin-jeez ]
plural noun
- the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Compare arachnoid ( def 6 ), dura mater, pia mater.
meninges
/ mɪˈnɪndʒɪəl; mɪˈnɪndʒiːz /
plural noun
meninges
/ mə-nĭn′jēz /
- The three membranes that enclose the vertebrate brain and spinal cord: the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater.
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Derived Forms
- meningeal, adjective
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Other Words From
- me·nin·ge·al [mi-, nin, -jee-, uh, l], adjective
- inter·me·ninge·al adjective
- postme·ninge·al adjective
- subme·ninge·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of meninges1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of meninges1
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Example Sentences
If this is so, it appears from what will follow as though the meninges must be the "stock" rather than the diaphragm.
Adhesions form rapidly, binding together the surface of the brain, meninges, and the overlying bone.
There was engorgement of blood vessels in the meninges covering the brain.
The inflammation may spread to the meninges, the intracranial venous sinuses, the eye, or the ear.
The perivascular sheaths were crowded with small round cells and the meninges were congested.
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