spinal meninx

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  • 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

  • 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 — noun (plural meninges) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mēning , mēninx membrane Date: 1543 any of the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord …   New Collegiate 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

  • meninx primitiva — primitive meninx loose embryonic mesenchyme surrounding the brain and spinal cord in the embryo; from it the three layers of the meninges are formed …   Medical dictionary

  • meninx — noun a membrane, especially one of the three membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates Syn: meninge …   Wiktionary

  • meninx — n. (pl. meninges) (usu. in pl.) any of the three membranes that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord (dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater). Derivatives: meningeal adj. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk menigx iggos membrane …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • meninges — meningeal /mi nin jee euhl/, adj. /mi nin jeez/, n.pl., sing. meninx /mee ningks/. Anat. the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Cf. arachnoid (def. 6), dura mater, pia mater. [1610 20; < NL < Gk méninges, pl. of MÊNINX membra …   Universalium

  • Meninges — of the CNS Gray s subject #193 872 Artery …   Wikipedia

  • meninges — /məˈnɪndʒiz / (say muh ninjeez) plural noun (singular meninx /ˈminɪŋks / (say meeningks)) the three membranes (dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater) enveloping the brain and spinal cord. {New Latin, plural of mēninx, from Greek meninx membrane,… …  

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