meninx
Multiple Entries:meninx meninges
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meninx /ˈmiːnɪŋks/
singular form of meninges.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
meninges /mɪˈnɪndʒiːz/
▶plural noun (sing. meninx) Anatomy the three membranes (the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater) that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord.
– derivatives
meningeal adjective.
meningeal adjective.
– origin mod. L., from Gk mēninx, mēning- ‘membrane’.
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