Definition of Pia mater. Meaning of Pia mater. Synonyms of Pia mater

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Definition of Pia mater

Pia mater
Pia mater Pi"a ma"ter [NL., fr. L. pia (fem. of pius tender, kind) + mater mother.] (Anat.) The delicate and highly vascular membrane immediately investing the brain and spinal cord.

Meaning of Pia mater from wikipedia

- cord. Pia mater is medieval Latin meaning "tender mother". The other two meningeal membranes are the dura mater and the arachnoid mater. Both the pia and...
- mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater. Cerebrospinal fluid is located in the subarachnoid space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater...
- The dura mater, (or just dura) is the outermost of the three meningeal membranes. The dura mater has two layers, an outer periosteal layer closely adhered...
- between the arachnoid and the pia. The arachnoid mater makes arachnoid villi, small protrusions through the dura mater into the venous sinuses of the...
- mater in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mater is a formal Latin term for mother and may refer to: Mater, Belgium, a village near Oudenaarde Mater Hospital...
- Look up PIA or pia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pia or PIA may refer to: Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales, a French commune Pia, Iran, a village in Razavi...
- pia mater is a delicate impermeable membrane that firmly adheres to the surface of the brain, following all the minor contours. The arachnoid mater (so...
- connective tissue, and neuroglial tissue lined by pia mater. It is contained within a tubular sheath of the dura mater and is surrounded by the nerves of the cauda...
- meninges, the arachnoid mater and the pia mater. These cisterns are filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Although the pia mater adheres to the surface...
- The tela choroidea (or tela chorioidea) is a region of meningeal pia mater that adheres to the underlying ependyma, and gives rise to the choroid plexus...