Definition of Meninges. Meaning of Meninges. Synonyms of Meninges

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Definition of Meninges

Meninges
Meninges Me*nin"ges, n. pl.; sing. Meninx. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a membrane.] (Anat.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.

Meaning of Meninges from wikipedia

- subarachnoid space, the space between the middle reticular meninges and the innermost tender meninges that lie close to the brain. It divides the subarachnoid...
- ruptured the meninges, or (rarely) certain cancers. Bilateral hemorrhage occurs when damage at the time of a facial fracture tears the meninges and causes...
- membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting and neck...
- names Familial osteosclerosis with abnormalities of the nervous system and meninges T2 weighted MRI showing an arteriovenous malformation indicated by the...
- of the membranes known as meninges that surround and protect the central nervous system. The outermost layer of the meninges is the dura mater (Latin for...
- spinal cavities) are the three meninges. The differently lined spaces contain different types of fluid. In the meninges for example the fluid is cerebrospinal...
- brains are surrounded by a system of connective tissue membranes called meninges that separate the brain from the skull. This three-layered covering is...
- brain. The dura covers the arachnoid mater and the pia mater the other two meninges in protecting the central nervous system. At major boundaries of brain...
- stiffness is the result of inflamed meninges stretching due to flexion of the spine. The various layers of meninges act form a separation between the brain...
- resembles both meningitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the meninges, and encephalitis, which is an infection or inflammation of the brain tissue...