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Pia mater
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What's The Definition Of Pia mater?
[n] the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pia mater: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pia mater: See Also | leptomeninges | meninges | meninx Pia mater In Webster's Dictionary \Pi"a ma"ter\ [NL., fr. L. pia (fem. of pius tender,
kind) + mater mother.] (Anat.)
The delicate and highly vascular membrane immediately
investing the brain and spinal cord.
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