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me·nin·ges

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–plural noun, singular me·ninx

Audio Help [mee-ningks] Pronunciation Key. Anatomy.

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

[Origin: 1610–20; < NL < Gk mninges, pl. of mêninx membrane

]

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me·nin·ge·al

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me·nin·ges Audio Help (mə-nĭn'jēz) Pronunciation Key
n. Plural of meninx.

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me·ninx Audio Help (mē'nĭngks) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. me·nin·ges (mə-nĭn'jēz)
A membrane, especially one of the three membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.

[Greek mēninx.]

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meninges
noun
a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord [syn: meninx]

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meninges Audio Help (mə-nĭn'jēz) Pronunciation Key
The three membranes that enclose the vertebrate brain and spinal cord: the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater.

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meninges [(muh-nin-jeez)]

The membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

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Main Entry: meninges
plural of MENINX

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Meninges

Me*nin"ges\, n. pl.; sing. Meninx. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a membrane.] (Anat.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.

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