MENINGES

meninx, meninges

(noun) a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

meninges

plural of meninx

Noun

meninges (uncountable)

(anatomy) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord.

Source: Wiktionary


Me*nin"ges, n. pl.; sing. Meninx (. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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