MENINGES

Meaning of MENINGES in English

/ məˈnɪndʒiːz; NAmE / noun

[ pl. ] ( anatomy ) the three membranes (= thin layers of material) that surround the brain and spinal cord

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WORD ORIGIN

modern Latin , from Greek mēninx , mēning- membrane.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — singular Meninx, three membranous envelopespia mater, arachnoid, and dura materthat surround the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid fills the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENINGES — meninges BrE AmE me ˈnɪn d ʒ iːz mə-, mɪ-
Longman Pronunciation 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)
AIDS English Glossary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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