"meningeal" meaning in English

See meningeal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒiəl, -iːəl Etymology: From New Latin mēningeus + -al, from mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), equivalent to meninx (meninge) + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mēningeus|-al|lang1=NL.}} New Latin mēningeus + -al, {{af|la|mēninga|-eus|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=membrane covering the brain}} mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), {{af|en|meninx|-al|alt1=meninx (meninge)}} meninx (meninge) + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} meningeal (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the meninges. Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (relating to the meninges): 腦膜的 /脑膜的 (nǎomó de) (Chinese Mandarin), meningeální (Czech), méningé (French), Hirnhaut- (German), agyhártyai (Hungarian), meningeo (Italian), mēningeus (Latin), meningian (Romanian), meníngeo (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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