PIA MATER


Meaning of PIA MATER in English

/puy"euh may"teuhr, pee"euh/ , Anat.

the delicate, fibrous, and highly vascular membrane forming the innermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Cf. arachnoid (def. 6), dura mater .

[ 1350-1400; ME umm raqiqah tender mother ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .