leptomeninges

noun plural

lep·to·me·nin·ges | \ -mə-ˈnin-(ˌ)jēz

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Medical Definition of leptomeninges

: the pia mater and the arachnoid considered together as investing the brain and spinal cord

— called also leptomeninx, pia-arachnoid

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