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meninges

/məˈnɪndʒiːs/

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Borrowed from Latin mēningēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “membrane”).

noun meninx

plural, plural normally The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord.

noun

plural plural of meninx

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noun the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord

中文	腦脊膜 /脑脊膜 nǎojǐmó, 腦膜 /脑膜 nǎomó
Deutsch	Hirnhaut
Ελληνικά	μήνιγγες míninges
Română	meninge
العربية	الأَغْشِيَة السِحَائِيَّة

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@misc{meninges_2026,
  title = {meninges},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meninges},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}