meninges

[ mi-nin-jeez ]

/ mɪˈnɪn dʒiz /

plural noun, singular me·ninx [mee-ningks]. /ˈmi nɪŋks/. Anatomy.

the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.Compare arachnoid (def. 6), dura mater, pia mater.

Origin of meninges

1610–20; <New Latin <Greek mḗninges, plural of mêninx membrane

OTHER WORDS FROM meninges

me·nin·ge·al

[mi-nin-jee-uhl], /mɪˈnɪn dʒi əl/, adjectivein·ter·me·nin·ge·al, adjectivepost·me·nin·ge·al, adjectivesub·me·nin·ge·al, adjective

Words nearby meninges

Meninga, meningeal, meningeal artery, meningeal vein, meningeorrhaphy, meninges, meningioma, meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo-

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Example sentences from the Web for meninges

There was engorgement of blood vessels in the meninges covering the brain.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Adhesions form rapidly, binding together the surface of the brain, meninges, and the overlying bone.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
The perivascular sheaths were crowded with small round cells and the meninges were congested.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
There was also general encephalic engorgement, and in one experiment intense congestion of the meninges was observed.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

Actual inflammation of the meninges has only been detected in a very few cases.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for meninges

meninges

/ (mɪˈnɪndʒiːz) /

pl n singular meninx (ˈmiːnɪŋks)

the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cordSee dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater

Derived forms of meninges

meningeal (mɪˈnɪndʒɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for meninges

C17: from Greek, pl of meninx membrane

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Cultural definitions for meninges

meninges

[ (muh-nin-jeez) ]

The membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

Scientific definitions for meninges

meninges

[ mə-nĭn′jēz ]

The three membranes that enclose the vertebrate brain and spinal cord: the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater.

单词	meninges
释义	meninges [ mi-nin-jeez ] / mɪˈnɪn dʒiz / plural noun, singular me·ninx [mee-ningks]. /ˈmi nɪŋks/. Anatomy. the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.Compare arachnoid (def. 6), dura mater, pia mater. Origin of meninges 1610–20; <New Latin <Greek mḗninges, plural of mêninx membrane OTHER WORDS FROM meninges me·nin·ge·al [mi-nin-jee-uhl], /mɪˈnɪn dʒi əl/, adjectivein·ter·me·nin·ge·al, adjectivepost·me·nin·ge·al, adjectivesub·me·nin·ge·al, adjective Words nearby meninges Meninga, meningeal, meningeal artery, meningeal vein, meningeorrhaphy, meninges, meningioma, meningism, meningitic streak, meningitis, meningo- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meninges There was engorgement of blood vessels in the meninges covering the brain. Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Adhesions form rapidly, binding together the surface of the brain, meninges, and the overlying bone. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various The perivascular sheaths were crowded with small round cells and the meninges were congested. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley There was also general encephalic engorgement, and in one experiment intense congestion of the meninges was observed. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth Actual inflammation of the meninges has only been detected in a very few cases. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various British Dictionary definitions for meninges meninges / (mɪˈnɪndʒiːz) / pl n singular meninx (ˈmiːnɪŋks) the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cordSee dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater Derived forms of meninges meningeal (mɪˈnɪndʒɪəl), adjective Word Origin for meninges C17: from Greek, pl of meninx membrane Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for meninges meninges [ (muh-nin-jeez) ] The membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for meninges meninges [ mə-nĭn′jēz ] The three membranes that enclose the vertebrate brain and spinal cord: the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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