Anatomy

Meninges

The three membranes that cover the BRAIN and the SPINAL CORD. They are the dura mater, the arachnoid, and the pia mater.

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The three membranes that cover the BRAIN and the SPINAL CORD. They are the dura mater, the arachnoid, and the pia mater.

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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inflammation = MENINGITIS & its specifics

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  1. A08w.186w.566w

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WL 200

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Meninges. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008578. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008578
  2. Meninges. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meninges
  3. Meninges. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268930