Meninx

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Meninges \Me*nin"ges\ (m[-e]*n[i^]n"j[=e]z), n. pl.; sing.
     {Meninx} (m[-e]*n[i^][ng]ks"). [NL., fr. Gr. mh^nigx,
     mh^niggos, a membrane.] (Anat.)
     The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord;
     the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  meninx
       n : a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal
           cord [syn: {meninges}]