meninx

/ˈmɛn.ɪŋks/

UK: /ˈmen.ɪŋks/

MƐN · ɪŋks (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mēninx, from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum”).