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单词 pia mater
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pia mater

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

noun Anatomy.

the delicate, fibrous, and highly vascular membrane forming the innermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
Compare arachnoid (def. 6), dura mater.

Origin of pia mater

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin: literally, “pious mother,” erroneous translation of Arabic umm raqīqah “tender mother,” Arabic umm “mother” also serving as an indicator of relationship between things; cf. dura mater

Words nearby pia mater

Piaf, piaffe, Piaget, Piagetian, pial, pia mater, pian, pianette, pianism, pianissimo, pianist
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Example sentences from the Web for pia mater

  • Pia-mater, a membrane which invests the brain and the spinal cord; it is of a delicate vascular tissue.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for pia mater

pia mater
/ (ˈpaɪə ˈmeɪtə) /

noun

the innermost of the three membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cordSee meninges

Word Origin for pia mater

C16: from Medieval Latin, literally: pious mother, intended to translate Arabic umm raqīqah tender mother
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for pia mater

pia mater
[ pīə mātər, pēə mätər ]

n.

The fine vascular membrane that closely envelops the brain and spinal cord under the arachnoid and the dura mater.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for pia mater

pia mater
[ pīə mātər, pēə mätər ]

The fine vascular membrane that closely envelops the brain and spinal cord under the arachnoid and the dura mater.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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