MENINX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meninx mean? 

• MENINX (noun)
  The noun MENINX has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MENINX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENINX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

meninges; meninx

Hypernyms ("meninx" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Meronyms (parts of "meninx"):

subarachnoid space (a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "meninx"):

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)

 Context examples 

A benign or malignant neoplasm of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges occurring in children.

(Childhood Central Nervous System Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Sites of involvement include the lungs, central nervous system and meninges, skin, and visceral organs.—2004

(Cryptococcosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat certain types of leukemia and prevent the spread of leukemia to the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

(Cytarabine, NCI Dictionary)

A malignant vascular neoplasm arising from the brain, spinal cord or meninges.

(Central Nervous System Angiosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

(Central nervous system, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign tumor occurring in the meninges, which surround the brain and spinal cord.

(Benign Neoplasm of the Meninges, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant solid pathologic process involving the brain and/or the meninges.

(Brain Mass, NCI Thesaurus)

Having to do with the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord).

(Meningeal, NCI Dictionary)

A hemangiopericytoma arising from the meninges.

(Meningeal Hemangiopericytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by acute inflammation of the meninges of the brain and/or spinal cord.

(Meningitis, NCI Thesaurus)