MENINGES

Meaning of MENINGES in English

singular Meninx, three membranous envelopespia mater, arachnoid, and dura materthat surround the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid fills the ventricles of the brain and the space between the pia mater and the arachnoid. The chief function of meninges and cerebrospinal fluid is to protect the central nervous system.

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MENINGES — see: meninx
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MENINGES — Three fibrous membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord to protect the central nervous system . The pia mater, …
Английский словарь Британика
MENINGES — plural of meninx
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MENINGES — (n. pl.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
Английский словарь Webster
MENINGES — ( n. pl. ) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MENINGES — — meningeal /mi nin"jee euhl/ , adj. /mi nin"jeez/ , n.pl., sing. meninx /mee"ningks/ . Anat. the three membranes covering …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MENINGES — n. three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord (Anatomy)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MENINGES — plural of meninx
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MENINGES — noun ·pl the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
Webster English vocab
MENINGES — [ mɪ'nɪndʒi:z ] ■ plural noun ( sing. meninx ) Anatomy the three membranes (the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MENINGES — [meninges] pl of meninx
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MENINGES — meninges BrE AmE me ˈnɪn d ʒ iːz mə-, mɪ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MENINGES — / məˈnɪndʒiːz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] ( anatomy ) the three membranes (= thin layers of material) that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MENINGES — n. Three fibrous membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord to protect the central nervous system . The pia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MENINGES — The three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.
English Dictionary of Medicine
MENINGES — The three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
MENINGES — n. plural of meninx
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MENINGE — n [Anat.] meninx; meninges meninges
Interlingua English vocab
SPINA BIFIDA — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, spine split in two Date: 1720 a congenital cleft of the spinal column with hernial …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MENINGITIS — noun (plural meningitides) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1824 inflammation of the meninges and especially of the pia mater and the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MENING- — or meningo-; also meningi- combining form Etymology: New Latin, from ~, meninx meninges , meninges and
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUMPS — or epidemic parotitis Acute contagious viral disease with inflammatory swelling of the Epidemics often occur, mostly among 5-to 15-year-olds. Cold …
Английский словарь Британика
MENINGITIS — ˌmenə̇nˈjīd.ə̇s noun ( plural meningit·i·des -jid.əˌdēz) Etymology: New Latin, from mening- + -itis 1. : inflammation of the meninges, especially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MENINGEAL — |menə̇n|jēəl sometimes mə̇ˈninjē- adjective Etymology: meninges + -al : of, relating to, or affecting the meninges
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MENING- — combining form or meningo- also meningi- Etymology: New Latin, from meninges : meninges meningo coccus meningi oma mening itis : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MENINGITIS — noun ( plural men·in·git·i·des -ˈji-tə-ˌdēz) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1824 1. : inflammation of the meninges and especially of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MENING- — or meningo- also meningi- Etymology: New Latin, from mening-, meninx 1. : meninges meningo coccus mening itis 2. : meninges …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MENINGITIS — [men.in.gi.tis] n, pl -git.i.des [NL] (1828) 1: inflammation of the meninges and esp. of the pia mater and the arachnoid …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MENING- — [mening-] or meningo- also meningi- comb form [NL, fr. mening-, meninx] 1: meninges "meningococcus" "meningitis" 2: meninges and "meningoencephalitis"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEURAL TUBE DEFECT — any congenital defect of the brain and spinal cord as a result of abnormal development of the neural tube (the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENINGITIS — inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by various infectious agents, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENINGOENCEPHALITIS — inflamation of the brain or meninges. pl. meninges)
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