meninges

[ mi-nin-jeez ]

/ mɪˈnɪn dʒiz /

plural noun, singular me·ninx [mee-ningks] /ˈmi nɪŋks/. Anatomy.

the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.Compare arachnoid(def 6), dura mater, pia mater.

Nearby words

meninga, meningeal, meningeal artery, meningeal vein, meningeorrhaphy, meninges, meningioma, meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo-

Origin of meninges

1610–20; < New Latin < Greek mḗninges, plural of mêninx membrane

Related formsme·nin·ge·al

[mi-nin-jee-uh l] /mɪˈnɪn dʒi əl/, adjectivein·ter·me·nin·ge·al, adjectivepost·me·nin·ge·al, adjectivesub·me·nin·ge·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for meninges

There was engorgement of blood vessels in the meninges covering the brain.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Adhesions form rapidly, binding together the surface of the brain, meninges, and the overlying bone.
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The perivascular sheaths were crowded with small round cells and the meninges were congested.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
There was also general encephalic engorgement, and in one experiment intense congestion of the meninges was observed.
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Actual inflammation of the meninges has only been detected in a very few cases.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for meninges

meninges

/ (mɪˈnɪndʒiːz) /

pl n singular meninx (ˈmiːnɪŋks)

the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cordSee dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater

Derived Formsmeningeal (mɪˈnɪndʒɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for meninges

C17: from Greek, pl of meninx membrane

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Word Origin and History for meninges

meninges

plural, 1610s, "the three membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord," from Middle French meninges (1530s) or directly from medical Latin, plural of meninx, from Greek meninx (see meningitis).

Science definitions for meninges

meninges

[ mə-nĭn′jēz ]

The three membranes that enclose the vertebrate brain and spinal cord: the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater.

Culture definitions for meninges

meninges

[ (muh-nin-jeez) ]

The membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.