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Meninges

noun
1.
A membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord.  Synonym: meninx.



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"Meninges" Quotes from Famous Books



... habitual abuse of alcohol, the functional disturbances of the brain and spinal cord became constant and disappear the less, as in the central organs degenerative processes are more and more developed, processes which lead to congestions and hemorrhagic effusions in the meninges and in the brain itself, to softening or hardening, and finally to disappearance of the brain substance. These degenerations of the nervous system give rise to a progressive decay of all intellectual and also, more especially, ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 • Various



Words linked to "Meninges" :   membrane, meninx, dura mater, dura, tissue layer, arachnoid, pia mater, arachnoid membrane, meningeal, subarachnoid space, leptomeninges



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