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noun
The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
plural of meninx
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: meninx
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: membrane, tissue layer
Narrower terms: leptomeninges, dura mater, dura, arachnoid, arachnoid membrane, pia mater
History
Borrowed from Latin mēningēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “membrane”).
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
