MENINGES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meninges mean? 

• MENINGES (noun)
  The noun MENINGES has 1 sense:

1. a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord

  Familiarity information: MENINGES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENINGES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

meninges; meninx

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)

 Context examples 

A congenital abnormality in which the spinal cord and meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.

(Myelomeningocele, NCI Thesaurus)

A meningioma that arises from the meninges of the cervical region of the spinal cord.

(Cervical Intraspinal Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality in the cervical region of the spine in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.

(Cervical Meningocele, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality in the cervical region of the spine in which the spinal cord and meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.

(Cervical Myelomeningocele, NCI Thesaurus)

Congenital or acquired malformations involving arteries, veins, or venous sinuses of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

(Central Nervous System Vascular Malformation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma or a mature T-cell and NK-cell neoplasm that affects the brain, meninges, or spinal cord.

(Central Nervous System T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A primary or metastatic neoplasm of hematopoietic origin that affects the brain, meninges, or spinal cord.

(Central Nervous System Hematopoietic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant, primary or metastatic neoplasm that affects the brain, meninges, or spinal cord.

(Central Nervous System Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Any component of the nervous system that consists of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

(Central Nervous System Part, NCI Thesaurus)

The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

(Murine Central Nervous System, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)