Meninx

[mi:niŋks]

Definition

(noun.) a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord.

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Definition

n. one of three membranes that envelop the brain:—pl. Meniniges (men-in′jēz).—adj. Mening′eal.—ns. Meningitis (-jī′-) inflammation of the membranes investing the brain or spinal cord; Mening′ocele hernia of those membranes.

Typist: Margery