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Definition of: meninges
(mə·nin′jez) noun plural of me·ninx (mē′ningks) Anat.
The membranes (the dura mater, pia mater, and arachnoid) enveloping the brain and spinal cord. [<NL <Gk. mēninx, mēningos membrane]
—me·nin′·ge·al adjective
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