meningeal

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
• Rhymes: -ɪndʒiəl, -iːəl

meningeal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the meninges.
   • 2018 November 8, Dr. Melina Jampolis, “The real science behind fascia ailments”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The superficial fascia surrounds the body and includes subcutaneous fat; the deep fascia surrounds the musculoskeletal system; the meningeal fascia surrounds the nervous system; the visceral fascia surrounds body cavities and organs.

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

• Mengelian, enameling, malengine