Pia-mater


[pahy-uh mey-ter, pee-uh] /ˈpaɪ ə ˈmeɪ tər, ˈpi ə/

noun, Anatomy.
1.
the delicate, fibrous, and highly vascular membrane forming the innermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
Compare (def 6), .
/ˈpaɪə ˈmeɪtə/
noun
1.
the innermost of the three membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord See meninges

pia mater pia ma·ter (pī’ə mā’tər, pē’ə mä’tər)
n.
The fine vascular membrane that closely envelops the brain and spinal cord under the arachnoid and the dura mater.
pia mater
(pī’ə mā’tər, pē’ə mä’tər)
The fine vascular membrane that closely envelops the brain and spinal cord under the arachnoid and the dura mater.

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