pia mater
[pahy-uh mey-ter, pee-uh]
- the delicate, fibrous, and highly vascular membrane forming the innermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.Compare arachnoid(def 6), dura mater.
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Origin of pia mater
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin: literally, pious mother, erroneous translation of Arabic umm raqīqah tender mother
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Pia-mater, a membrane which invests the brain and the spinal cord; it is of a delicate vascular tissue.
The Nuttall EncyclopaediaEdited by Rev. James Wood
pia mater
- the innermost of the three membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cordSee meninges
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Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin, literally: pious mother, intended to translate Arabic umm raqīqah tender mother
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pia mater
(pī′ə mā′tər, pē′ə mä′tər)- The fine vascular membrane that closely envelops the brain and spinal cord under the arachnoid and the dura mater.
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pia mater
[pī′ə mā′tər, pē′ə mä′tər]
- The fine vascular membrane that closely envelops the brain and spinal cord under the arachnoid and the dura mater.
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