meningeal

English

Etymology

From New Latin mēningeus +‎ -al, from mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
Rhymes: -ɪndʒiəl, -iːəl

Adjective

meningeal (not comparable)

(anatomy, relational) Relating to the meninges.

Derived terms

Translations

relating to the meninges

Chinese:
Mandarin: 腦膜的／脑膜的 (zh) (nǎomó de)
Czech: meningeální
French: méningé (fr)
German: Hirnhaut- (de)
Hungarian: agyhártyai
Italian: meningeo
Latin: mēningeus
Romanian: meningian (ro)
Spanish: meníngeo

References

“meningeal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“meningeal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

Mengelian, enameling, malengine

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