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meninges
me·nin·ges [ mə nínjeez ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
protective spine and brain membranes: the three membranes that surround and protect the brain and the spinal cord, called the dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater
[Early 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek mēnigg- "membrane"]

me·nin·ge·al [ mə nínjee əl ] adjective
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