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Meninges

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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