meninges

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meninges - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Meninges \Me*nin"ges\ (m[-e]*n[i^]n"j[=e]z), n. pl.; sing.
     Meninx (m[-e]*n[i^][ng]ks"). [NL., fr. Gr. mh^nigx,
     mh^niggos, a membrane.] (Anat.)
     The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord;
     the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
     [1913 Webster]

meninges - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  meninges
      n 1: a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal
           cord [syn: meninx, meninges]