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LEPTOMENINGES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("leptomeninges" is a kind of...):
meninges; meninx (a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord)
Meronyms (parts of "leptomeninges"):
arachnoid; arachnoid membrane (the middle of the 3 meninges)
pia mater (the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges)
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