What does "meninges" mean?

The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord.

Meninges

Common synonyms include: meninx, amnion, arachnoid membrane, cerebellum, cerebral cortex, cerebrum.

noun

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Noun

1
The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord. plural, uncountable
2
plural of meninx form-of, plural
3
a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord wordnet

Borrowed from Latin mēningēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “membrane”).