What does "meninx" mean?

A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.

What is a synonym for "meninx"?

Common synonyms include: amnion, djerba, eardrum, hymen, maidenhead, mater.

//ˈmen.ɪŋks// noun

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Noun

1
A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates. plural-normally
2
a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord wordnet

Borrowed from New Latin mēninx, from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum”).

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