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leptomeninges — lep·to·me·nin·ges mə nin (.)jēz n pl the pia mater and the arachnoid considered together as investing the brain and spinal cord called also leptomeninx, pia arachnoid * * * pl. n. the inner two meninges: the arachnoid and pia mater. * * *… … Medical dictionary
pachymeninx — SYN: dura mater. [pachy + G. meninx, membrane] * * * pachy·me·ninx mē niŋ(k)s, men iŋ(k)s n, pl me·nin·ges mə nin (.)jēz DURA MATER * * * n. the dura mater, outermost of the three mening … Medical dictionary
meninx — me·ninx (mēʹnĭngks) n. pl. me·nin·ges (mə nĭnʹjēz) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates. [Greek mēninx.] * * * … Universalium
Meninges — The three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord (singular: meninx). The outside meninx is called the dura mater, and is the most resilient of the three. The center layer is the pia mater, and the thin innermost layer is the arachnoid.… … Medical dictionary
meninx — Any membrane; specifically, one of the membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord. SEE ALSO: arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater, leptomeninx. [Mod. L. fr. G. m., membrane] m. fibrosa rarely used … Medical dictionary
endomeninx — en·do·me·ninx .en də mē niŋ(k)s, men iŋ(k)s n, pl nin·ges mə nin (.)jēz the layer of embryonic mesoderm from which the arachnoid coat and pia mater of the brain develop … Medical dictionary
meninges — me•nin•ges [[t]mɪˈnɪn dʒiz[/t]] n. pl. sing. me•ninx [[t]ˈmi nɪŋks[/t]] anat. the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord Compare arachnoid 4) dura mater,pia mater • Etymology: 1610–20; < NL < Gk mḗninges, pl. of mêninx membrane… … From formal English to slang
Meninges — Me*nin ges (m[ e]*n[i^]n j[=e]z), n. pl.; sing. {Meninx} (m[ e]*n[i^][ng]ks ). [NL., fr. Gr. mh^nigx, mh^niggos, a membrane.] (Anat.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meninx — Meninges Me*nin ges (m[ e]*n[i^]n j[=e]z), n. pl.; sing. {Meninx} (m[ e]*n[i^][ng]ks ). [NL., fr. Gr. mh^nigx, mh^niggos, a membrane.] (Anat.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meninx — Me|ninx 〈n.; , nin|ges [ ge:s]; Anat.〉 Hirn bzw. Rückenmarkshaut [grch., „Haut“] * * * Me|ninx, die; , …ninges u. …nịngen [griech. mẽnigx (Gen.: me̅̓niggos) = (Hirn)haut] (Med.): Hirn u. Rückenmarkshaut. * * * Me|ninx, die; , ...ninges u.… … Universal-Lexikon
