leptomeningeal
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lep·to·me·nin·ge·al
(lep'tō-mĕ-nin'jē-ăl),Pertaining to the leptomeninges.
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lep·to·me·nin·ge·al
(lep'tō-mĕ-nin'jē-ăl)Pertaining to the leptomeninges.
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leptomeninges
(lep?to-men-in'jes) leptomeninx [? + meninx, membrane]The pia mater and arachnoid as distinct from the dura mater.
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leptomeningeal
Pertaining to the two soft inner layers of membrane that surround the brain, the PIA MATER and the ARACHNOID MATER, but not the DURA MATER.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005