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MENINGES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord

Synonyms:

meninges; meninx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("meninges" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Meronyms (parts of "meninges"):

subarachnoid space (a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "meninges"):

leptomeninges (the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers)

dura; dura mater (the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges)

arachnoid; arachnoid membrane (the middle of the 3 meninges)

pia mater (the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges)

Derivation:

meningeal (relating to the meninges)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A benign or malignant neoplasm of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges occurring in children.

(Childhood Central Nervous System Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Sites of involvement include the lungs, central nervous system and meninges, skin, and visceral organs.—2004

(Cryptococcosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation of the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

(Meningitis, NCI Dictionary)

A disorder characterized by acute inflammation of the meninges of the brain and/or spinal cord.

(Meningitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Meningitis is inflammation of the thin tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges.

(Meningitis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Multiple meningiomas that arises from the spinal meninges.

(Multiple Intraspinal Meningiomas, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of slow-growing tumor that forms in the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

(Meningioma, NCI Dictionary)

A rare condition characterized by diffuse spread of sarcoma cells throughout the meninges.

(Meningeal Sarcomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat certain types of leukemia and prevent the spread of leukemia to the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

(Cytarabine, NCI Dictionary)

Having to do with the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

(Meningeal, NCI Dictionary)