English Explanatory Dictionary

pia mater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

Word forms

pia mater pia maters

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pia māter (literally “tender mother”).

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