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meninges
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun meninges has 1 sense
- meninges(n = noun.body) meninx - a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord; Array is a kind of membrane, tissue layer
has particulars: leptomeninges, dura, dura mater, arachnoid, arachnoid membrane, pia mater
has parts: subarachnoid space
Derived form adjective meningeal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
meninges, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mh^nigx, mh^niggos, a membrane.].
The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane. [1913 Webster]
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