Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or affecting the meninges.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the meninges.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the meninges.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Relating to the
meninges .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to the meninges
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Examples
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The researchers then turned their attention to case-control studies - comparisons of patients ( 'cases') against healthy volunteers ( 'controls') - to see whether genetic variants in the LTA4H region affected susceptibility to mycobacterial infection in humans, examining patients in Vietnam with a particularly dangerous form of TB known as meningeal TB, and patients in Nepal with leprosy.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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The researchers then turned their attention to case-control studies - comparisons of patients ( 'cases') against healthy volunteers ( 'controls') - to see whether genetic variants in the LTA4H region affected susceptibility to mycobacterial infection in humans, examining patients in Vietnam with a particularly dangerous form of TB known as meningeal TB, and patients in Nepal with leprosy.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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When compound, the wound must be disinfected; and intra-cranial complications, such as meningeal hæmorrhage, laceration of the brain, or infection, are to be treated on the lines already described.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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A postmortem revealed, however, that it was meningeal tuberculosis, not drink, that had done for him.
That Ubu That He Did So Well Gabriel Josipovici 2012
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"Evidently somebody injected Percival L. Sphynxeye with an exotic meningeal virus, possibly a hybrid of Mars fossil RNA with Earth pathogens."
Who Do You Say I Am 2010
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KELLIE LIM, TRIPLE AMPUTEE: Well at the age of 8 I contracted meningeal toxemia which is the much feared bacterial meningitis.
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As he grew older, Peter became practically blind, and “meningeal symptoms made it difficult for him to control the nerve reflexes of his head and neck, making him slobber and appear uncouth.”
Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003
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“Just like the book, we have a perfect head,” Sherry proclaimed, immediately undertaking the search for the meningeal artery.
Body of Knowledge Steve Giegerich 2001
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“Recurrent branch of the recurrent meningeal nerve,” she said quietly.
Body of Knowledge Steve Giegerich 2001
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Rao, Gayatri rectal muscles recurrent meningeal nerve religion:
Body of Knowledge Steve Giegerich 2001
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