Brain is protected by three membranes, called meninges and bony skull. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The innermost of the meninges is the pia mater (py'uh may'ter; "tender mother" L). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which is the lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
THE CONDITION: Inflammation of the three-ply membrane around the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. From Wordnik.com. [You Raising Your Child] Reference
She had a meningioma, a type of tumor that grows from the protective membranes, called meninges, that surround the brain and spinal cord. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The brain and spinal cord are protected by three important membranes, known as the meninges, -- the dura mater, the arachnoid, and the pia mater. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Such an immediate embrace fortunately does not exist, since the brain and spinal cord are surrounded by a series of membranes called the meninges (meh-nin'jeez; "membranes" G). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Meningitis is the inflammation of the coverings ( 'meninges') of the brain and spinal cord. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Sometimes congestion of cerebral vessels and meninges. From Wordnik.com. [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference
The meninges did not appear in any way unusual, which argued against infection. From Wordnik.com. [Life Support] Reference
Do not bring into contact with cerebral tissue, the meninges or an injured ear-drum. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
The seat of the disease is in the meninges or membranes around the brain and spinal cord. From Wordnik.com. [Disease and Its Causes] Reference
That the wound has penetrated the meninges is shown by the escape of cerebro-spinal fluid. From Wordnik.com. [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference
Acute inflammation of the meninges usually of bacterial origin with risk of progressing to encephalitis. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 12] Reference
There's another drug that diminishes the blood pressure, allowing the other drug to go into the meninges. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Jerry Lewis Discusses Hosting His 50th Telethon - September 1, 2000] Reference
If her head pops up too, she is instinctively trying to relieve the pressure off her meninges by curling her spine. From Wordnik.com. [You Raising Your Child] Reference
LEWIS: No.No. It was viral meningitis that gets up into the meninges, into your brain, and it changes things for you. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Jerry Lewis Discusses Hosting His 50th Telethon - September 1, 2000] Reference
Inflammation of the meninges or brain may follow injuries, not only to the brain itself, but to the scalp and adjacent parts, as the orbit and ear. From Wordnik.com. [Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology] Reference
The husk was therefore used for scalp wounds, the inner peel for disorders of the meninges, and the kernel was beneficial for the brain and tended to resist poisons. From Wordnik.com. [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the covering of the brain and spine. From Wordnik.com. [Blisstree] Reference
Interestingly, when CSFE CSF-circulating DCs migrate along the deep penetrating meninges. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Brains were removed from the skull and carefully separated from the meninges with scissors. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS Medicine: New Articles] Reference
Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, the linings that surround and protect the brain. From Wordnik.com. [Sudan Watch] Reference
In the English epidemic the brain, meninges, and the nerves were affected in a peculiar manner. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
This means the tumor was partly attached to the meninges and partly attached to the optic nerve. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Malaysia] Reference
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. From Wordnik.com. [Mail & Guardian Online] Reference
Similarly, on day 1 post-injection, numerous CFSE + DCs were evidenced in the deep penetrating meninges. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Viral meningitis causes inflammation of the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The protective coatings (meninges) come through the open part of the spine like a sac that is pushed out. From Wordnik.com. [Gribbit's Word] Reference
If this is so, it appears from what will follow as though the meninges must be the "stock" rather than the diaphragm. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin] Reference
Infections - the meninges, the membranes around the brain, can be ruptured during a TBI, allowing bacteria to get in. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
Hence the word \ "meningitis\" when there is an inflammation of the meninges or membranes of the spinal cord or brain. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Inflammation of the meninges of the brain is often indicated by nausea and vomiting before attention is directed to the head. From Wordnik.com. [The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand] Reference
On the 'post-mortem' examination, a remarkable thickness of the meninges was found on almost the whole of the left lobe of the brain. From Wordnik.com. [The Dog] Reference
However, on day 8 following injection, only few CFSE + cells were still detectable in the deep penetrating meninges (data not shown). From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Sometimes the infection spreads to the meninges, and to the ophthalmic vein, and the phlebitis may then extend to the cavernous sinus. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
Meningitis is caused when the lining of the brain and spinal cord - the meninges - become inflamed, usually as a result of an infection. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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