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Pia mater

Pia mater Meaning & Definition
Pia mater Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pia mater?

[n] the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges

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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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