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