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Meninges

The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.

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Arachnoid 76% connected

Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.

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Dura 76% connected

Short form for Dura mater.

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Dura mater 76% connected

The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviate…

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Pia mater 76% connected

The delicate and highly vascular membrane immediately investing the brain and spinal cord.

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Membrane 76% connected

A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing…

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

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Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

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Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

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Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

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Cornu noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

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Corona noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

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Diaphragm noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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Fissure noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

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Fundus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…

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Groove noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

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Hilum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Hilus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Afferent neuron noun · 78% connection

a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord

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Arachnoidal adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane; arachnoid.

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Brain noun · 78% connection

The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in th…

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Central nervous system noun · 78% connection

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

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Cerebrifugal adjective · 78% connection

Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions)…

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Cerebripetal adjective · 78% connection

Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the…

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Cerebro-spinal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

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Cerebromeningitis noun · 78% connection

inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges

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CNS noun · 78% connection

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

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