meninges

(mə ninjēz′)

plural noun sing. meninx

the three membranes that envelop the brain and the spinal cord: they are the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater

Origin: ModL, pl. of meninx < Gr mēninx (gen. mēningos), a membrane, akin to L membrum, member

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noun
Plural of meninx.

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