Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
meninx .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Anat.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The three
membranes that envelop thebrain andspinal cord . - noun Plural form of
meninx .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
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Examples
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THE CONDITION: Inflammation of the three-ply membrane around the brain and spinal cord called the meninges.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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THE CONDITION: Inflammation of the three-ply membrane around the brain and spinal cord called the meninges.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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THE CONDITION: Inflammation of the three-ply membrane around the brain and spinal cord called the meninges.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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THE CONDITION: Inflammation of the three-ply membrane around the brain and spinal cord called the meninges.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Such an immediate embrace fortunately does not exist, since the brain and spinal cord are surrounded by a series of membranes called the meninges (meh-nin'jeez; "membranes" G).
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The innermost of the meninges is the pia mater (py'uh may'ter; "tender mother" L).
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The brain and spinal cord are protected by three important membranes, known as the meninges, -- the dura mater, the arachnoid, and the pia mater.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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She had a meningioma, a type of tumor that grows from the protective membranes, called meninges, that surround the brain and spinal cord.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Brain is protected by three membranes, called meninges and bony skull.
unknown title 2009
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Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which is the lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
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