meninges

[ mi-nin-jeez ]

plural noun

, Anatomy.

, singular me·ninx [mee, -ningks].

1. the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Compare arachnoid ( def 6 ), dura mater, pia mater.

meninges

/ mɪˈnɪndʒɪəl; mɪˈnɪndʒiːz /

plural noun

1. See pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater
   the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord See dura mater arachnoid pia mater

meninges

/ mə-nĭn′jēz /

1. The three membranes that enclose the vertebrate brain and spinal cord: the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater.

meninges

1. The membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord .

Derived Forms

• meningeal, adjective

Other Words From

• me·nin·ge·al [mi-, nin, -jee-, uh, l], adjective
• inter·me·ninge·al adjective
• postme·ninge·al adjective
• subme·ninge·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of meninges¹

1610–20; < New Latin < Greek mḗninges, plural of mêninx membrane

Word History and Origins

Origin of meninges¹

C17: from Greek, pl of meninx membrane

Example Sentences

If this is so, it appears from what will follow as though the meninges must be the "stock" rather than the diaphragm.

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Adhesions form rapidly, binding together the surface of the brain, meninges, and the overlying bone.

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There was engorgement of blood vessels in the meninges covering the brain.

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The inflammation may spread to the meninges, the intracranial venous sinuses, the eye, or the ear.

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The perivascular sheaths were crowded with small round cells and the meninges were congested.

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