meninx

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmiː.nɪŋks/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

meninges

film

📽️

head

membrane

pellicle

skim

theca

tunic

veil

velum

tunica

adventitia

diaphragm

meningo

Translations

meninge

méninge

Hirnhaut

μήνιγγα

meninge

meninge

opona

Meninges

meninges

سحاي

meninges

μηνίγγι

Méninge

hersenvlies

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