meninx

Betekenis (Engels)

A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.

Vertalings

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈmiː.nɪŋks/
Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from New Latin mēninx, from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum”).

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