meninx

1. A membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord (synset 105334448)
   is a type of: membrane, tissue layer - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
   subtypes:

   • leptomeninges - the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
   • dura, dura mater - the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
   • arachnoid, arachnoid membrane - the middle of the 3 meninges
   • pia mater - the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges
   has: subarachnoid space - a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
   same as: meninges

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