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meninx (s) (noun), meninges (pl)
The three membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord: "The mininges consist of an outer meninx, the dura mater; the center meninx is the arachnoid membrane; and the thin innermost layer is the pia mater."

"The inflammation of the meninges, or meningitis, can take place as a result of a bacterial infection."

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