LEPTOMENINGES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

meninges; meninx (a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord)

Meronyms (parts of "leptomeninges"):

arachnoid; arachnoid membrane (the middle of the 3 meninges)

pia mater (the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges)

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