meninx

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English [edit]

Meninges

Etymology [edit]

Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mēninx, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”)

Noun [edit]

meninx (plural meninges)

  1. a membrane, especially one of the three membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates

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Translations [edit]

membrane

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