meninx

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English[edit]

Meninges
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Borrowed from New Latin mēninx, from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mêninx, membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum).

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meninx (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
    Synonym: mater
    Meronyms: arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater

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Latin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mêninx, membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum).

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Noun[edit]

mēninx f (genitive mēningis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) New Latin form of mēninga.

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mēninx mēningēs
Genitive mēningis mēningum
Dative mēningī mēningibus
Accusative mēningem mēningēs
Ablative mēninge mēningibus
Vocative mēninx mēningēs

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  • English: meninx