"meninges" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: * plural of meninx Etymology templates: {{plural of|en|meninx}} plural of meninx Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} meninges (uncountable)
  1. (anatomy, chiefly plural) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord. Tags: plural, uncountable Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: meningeal, meningitis Related terms: dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid Translations (the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord): الأَغْشِيَة السِحَائِيَّة (alt: al-ʔaḡšiya(t) as-siḥāʔiyya) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), aivokalvot [plural] (Finnish), selkäydinkalvot [plural] (Finnish), Hirnhaut [feminine] (German), μήνιγγες (míninges) [feminine, plural] (Greek), perdeyên mejiyê (Northern Kurdish), meninge [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-meninges-en-noun-N9GRUL85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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