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me⋅nin⋅ges

  [mi-nin-jeez]
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–plural noun, singular me⋅ninx  [mee-ningks] . 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

Related forms:
me⋅nin⋅ge⋅al  [mi-nin-jee-uhl] , adjective
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me·nin·ges   (mə-nĭn'jēz)   
n.  Plural of meninx.
me·ninx   (mē'nĭngks)   
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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Cultural Dictionary

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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