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noun Anatomy.
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin: literally, pious mother, erroneous translation of Arabic umm raqīqah tender mother
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin: literally, pious mother, erroneous translation of Arabic umm raqīqah tender mother
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Pia mater
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| pia mater (ˈpaɪə ˈmeɪtə) | |
| —n | |
| See meninges the innermost of the three membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin, literally: pious mother, intended to translate Arabic umm raqīqah tender mother] | |
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pia mater pia ma·ter (pī'ə mā'tər, pē'ə mä'tər)
n.
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) Pronunciation Key
The fine vascular membrane that closely envelops the brain and spinal cord under the arachnoid and the dura mater. |
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