Definition of Meninx

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

Exact synonyms: Meninges
Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer
Specialized synonyms: Leptomeninges, Dura, Dura Mater, Arachnoid, Arachnoid Membrane, Pia Mater
Terms within: Subarachnoid Space
Derivative terms: Meningeal

Definition of Meninx

1. Noun. a membrane, especially one of the three membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meninx

1. any of the membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord [n -NINGES]

Medical Definition of Meninx

1. Any membrane; specifically, one of the membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord. See: arachnoidea, dura mater, pia mater. Origin: Mod. L. Fr. G. Meninx, membrane Meninx fibrosa, rarely used term for dura mater. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meninx

meningoencephaloceles
meningoencephalomyelitis
meningoencephalopathy
meningomyelitis
meningoradicular
meningoradiculitis
meningorrhachidian
meningorrhagia
meningosis
meningotyphoid fever
meningovascular
meningovascular neurosyphilis
meningovascular syphilis
meninguria
meninx (current term)
meninx primitiva
meninx tenuis
meninx vasculosa
meniscal
meniscate
meniscectomies
meniscectomy
menisci
meniscitis
meniscocyte
meniscofemoral ligaments
meniscoid
meniscopexy
meniscorrhaphy

Literary usage of Meninx

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Classical Dictionary: Containing ... Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient by Charles Anthon (1841)
"Pliny (5, 4) speaks of the city of meninx towards Africa, and of another named ... Ptolemy likewise mentions two cities, meninx and Gerra, the former of ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"[< meninx, pi. meninges, + -ai.] Of or pertaining to the meninges— Meníngea! arteries, the arteries supplying the dura mater of the ..."

3. The Physiologia of Jean Fernel (1567) by Jean Fernel (2003)
"Since this hard meninx was rather thick, it was provided for the brain as a ... There is another meninx underlying it, thin and soft, a suitable sheath for ..."

4. The Genuine Works of Hippocrates by Hippocrates (1849)
"If you have had the management of the case from the first, you must not at once saw the hone down to the meninx; for it is not proper that the membrane ..."

5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"It is an island, in ancient times called meninx. and included three principal cities, meninx, Tipasa, ami Girba, whence its present name. ..."

6. Outlines of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by John Sterling Kingsley (1917)
"169) there is a single envelope, the meninx primitiva, which bears the blood-vessels and lies close upon the spinal cord. ..."

7. Travels Or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant by Thomas Shaw (1808)
"... as he calls this island. The fruit of the Lotus, which will be hereafter described, grows plentifully all along this coast. CHAP- * Fallor an meninx ..."

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