meninx
Meaning
A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
Synonyms
Translations
meninge
méninge
Hirnhaut
μήνιγγα
meninge
meninge
Meninges
سحاي
hersenvliesPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmiː.nɪŋks/
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin mēninx, from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum”).
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