noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

amnioncerebellumcerebral cortexcerebrumconvolutioneardrum

Etymology

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

Related phrases

dura materpia materspinal cord

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.