"pia mater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pia maters [plural]
Etymology: Medieval Latin pia māter (literally “tender mother”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|pia māter|lit=tender mother}} Medieval Latin pia māter (literally “tender mother”) Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} pia mater (plural pia maters)
  1. (anatomy) The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Wikipedia link: pia mater Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (innermost of the meninges): الأم الحنون (al-umm al-ḥanūn) (Arabic), 軟腦膜 (Chinese Mandarin), 软脑膜 (ruǎnnǎomó) (Chinese Mandarin), Zacht hersenvlies (Dutch), Pia mater (Dutch), pehmeäkalvo (Finnish), pie-mère [feminine] (French), Pia mater [feminine] (German), χοριοειδής μήνιγξ (chorioeidís míninx) [feminine] (Greek), pia madre [feminine] (Italian), opona miękka [feminine] (Polish), pia-máter [feminine] (Portuguese), piamadre [feminine] (Spanish), mjuka hjärnhinnan [common-gender] (Swedish), màng mềm (Vietnamese)

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